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Fort Covington, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fort Covington, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,572. 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 FORT-COVINGTON-NY · Fort Covington, NY 1 ZIPs · 1,572 pop · #19851/25278 · Franklin County

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

  • INC-MID $55,417
  • RANK-LOWER #19851/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Moira
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,572
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $99,400

Nearest income peer: Moira, NY ( $845 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 Fort Covington

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Fort Covington, NY sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,572
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,417
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($55,417 average) · poverty 21.1%. The primary code (12937) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New York, New Berlin is the closest lower-income city and Bronx the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 25 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fort Covington.

Population concentration

Fort Covington reads through its lone ZIP, 12937

1,572 ACS residents, one ZIP: 12937 is not the leading code inside Fort Covington, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Fort Covington

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 66 employees , annual payroll $2,104k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12937 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (5) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Fort Covington, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Franklin County, which covers 20 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fort Covington. See the Franklin County roll-up →

Fort Covington sits in the lower half of Franklin County on income: Malone, Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake report more, Hogansburg and Bombay report less. Chateaugay marks the far end of that range at $79,773, 44% above Fort Covington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12937 1,572 $55,417 20 19
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Fort Covington 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 Fort Covington, .