PlainZIP

Bethel, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bethel, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 172. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BETHEL-NY · Bethel, NY 1 ZIPs · 172 pop · #14680/25278 · Sullivan County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $66,597
  • RANK-MID #14680/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Liberty
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 172
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $424,100

Nearest income peer: Liberty, NY (+ $1,027 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bethel

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bethel on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bethel, NY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
172
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,597
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,597 and poverty 0.0% concentrate in 12720.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.8%) for this income tier, rent - may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New York, Clyde is the closest lower-income city and Richford the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bethel.

Population concentration

Bethel reads through its lone ZIP, 12720

172 ACS residents, one ZIP: 12720 is not the leading code inside Bethel, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Bethel's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 19 establishments, 140 employees , annual payroll $10,362k (~110 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12720 (19 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Bethel, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Sullivan County, which covers 53 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bethel. See the Sullivan County roll-up →

Bethel sits in the lower half of Sullivan County on income: Bloomingburg, Wurtsboro and Livingston Manor report more, Monticello, Woodbourne and South Fallsburg report less. Rock Hill marks the far end of that range at $112,600, 69% above Bethel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12720 172 $66,597 19 5
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