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Indian Lake, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Indian Lake, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,166. 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 INDIAN-LAKE-NY · Indian Lake, NY 1 ZIPs · 1,166 pop · #18484/25278 · Hamilton County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $58,702
  • RANK-LOWER #18484/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Lake Pleasant
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,166
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $220,200

Nearest income peer: Lake Pleasant, NY ( $3,077 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 Indian Lake

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

27th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,166
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,702
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 $58,702 and poverty 5.9% concentrate in 12842.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Indian Lake as a pure owner town.

Within New York, Howes Cave is the closest lower-income city and Constableville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Indian Lake.

Population concentration

Indian Lake reads through its lone ZIP, 12842

1,166 ACS residents, one ZIP: 12842 is not the leading code inside Indian Lake, 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 Indian Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 34 establishments, 179 employees , annual payroll $4,979k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12842 (34 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Indian Lake, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Hamilton County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Indian Lake. See the Hamilton County roll-up →

Indian Lake sits in the lower half of Hamilton County on income: Wells, Long Lake and Speculator report more, and only Lake Pleasant reports less. Blue Mountain Lake marks the far end of that range at $155,536, 165% above Indian Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12842 1,166 $58,702 34 2
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Indian Lake 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 Indian Lake, .