Old Chatham, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Old Chatham, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 804. 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 OLD-CHATHAM-NY · Old Chatham, NY 1 ZIPs · 804 pop · #897/25278 · Columbia County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $148,750
  • RANK-TOP #897/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Copake
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 97% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 804
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $471,900

Nearest income peer: Copake, NY ( $20,000 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 Old Chatham

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

Top 4%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
804
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$148,750
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $148,750 and home value $471,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 48.6%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (97.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New York, Orangeburg is the closest lower-income city and Oceanside the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Old Chatham.

Population concentration

Old Chatham's single ZIP 12136 carries the town

Old Chatham is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 12136 is the entire residential footprint (804 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Old Chatham's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 30 establishments, 139 employees , annual payroll $6,515k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12136 (30 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Arts, entertainment, and recreation .

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ZIP Codes in Old Chatham, NY

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

No other city sharing Columbia County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Old Chatham. Hudson, Valatie and Chatham sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Elizaville marks the far end of that range at $54,235, 64% below Old Chatham.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12136 804 $148,750 30 17

Old Chatham 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 Old Chatham, .