PlainZIP

Marathon, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Marathon, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,975. 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 MARATHON-NY · Marathon, NY 1 ZIPs · 3,975 pop · #16019/25278 · Cortland County

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

  • INC-MID $63,713
  • RANK-LOWER #16019/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mc Graw
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,975
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $140,800

Nearest income peer: Mc Graw, NY ( $126 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 Marathon

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

37th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,975
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,713
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 $63,713 and poverty 14.9% concentrate in 13803.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Marathon as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 13803, is all of Marathon

There is no split to weigh here: 13803 holds every one of Marathon's 3,975 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Marathon

Citywide ZBP: 55 establishments, 484 employees , annual payroll $22,157k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 13803 (55 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Other services (except public administration) · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Marathon, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Cortland County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Marathon. See the Cortland County roll-up →

Every one of the 9 cities sharing Cortland County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Marathon, Cortland, Homer and Cincinnatus among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Little York marks the far end of that range at $97,125, 52% above Marathon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
13803 3,975 $63,713 55 17
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Marathon 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 Marathon, .