PlainZIP

Essex, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Essex, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 599. 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 ESSEX-NY · Essex, NY 1 ZIPs · 599 pop · #10221/25278 · Essex County

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

  • INC-HIGH $77,321
  • RANK-MID #10221/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lake Placid
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 599
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $290,800

Nearest income peer: Lake Placid, NY (+ $227 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 Essex

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Essex 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, Essex, NY sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 40%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
599
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$77,321
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 12936 (599 residents). Household income $77,321 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Essex as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 12936, is all of Essex

There is no split to weigh here: 12936 holds every one of Essex's 599 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Essex's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 96 employees , annual payroll $4,065k (~38 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12936 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (6) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Essex, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Essex County, which covers 30 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Essex. See the Essex County roll-up →

Essex sits in the upper half of Essex County on income: Ticonderoga, Keeseville and Willsboro report less, while Crown Point, Westport and Wilmington report more. Port Henry marks the far end of that range at $47,278, 39% below Essex.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12936 599 $77,321 23 8
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Essex roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Essex, .