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Lake Placid, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lake Placid, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,492. 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 LAKE-PLACID-NY · Lake Placid, NY 1 ZIPs · 5,492 pop · #10154/25278 · Essex County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $77,548
  • RANK-MID #10154/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Westport
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,492
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $467,000

Nearest income peer: Westport, NY (+ $2,591 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 Lake Placid

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

Top 40%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,492
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$77,548
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 12946 (5,492 residents). Household income $77,548 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.4%) for this income tier, rent $1,131 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New York, Albany is the closest lower-income city and Campbell the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 10 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lake Placid.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 12946, is all of Lake Placid

There is no split to weigh here: 12946 holds every one of Lake Placid's 5,492 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 Lake Placid's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 341 establishments, 3,133 employees , annual payroll $143,498k (~62 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12946 (341 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (78) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Lake Placid, NY

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

Lake Placid 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 Lake Placid.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12946 5,492 $77,548 341 16
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Lake Placid 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 Lake Placid, .