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Paul Smiths, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Paul Smiths, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 963. 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 PAUL-SMITHS-NY · Paul Smiths, NY 1 ZIPs · 963 pop · #7938/25278 · Franklin County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $84,250
  • RANK-UPPER #7938/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Chateaugay
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 963
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $242,100

Nearest income peer: Chateaugay, NY ( $4,477 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 Paul Smiths

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

Top 31%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
963
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,250
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 12970 (963 residents). Household income $84,250 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.2%) for this income tier, rent $1,034 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New York, Roscoe is the closest lower-income city and Millerton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Paul Smiths.

Population concentration

Paul Smiths reads through its lone ZIP, 12970

963 ACS residents, one ZIP: 12970 is not the leading code inside Paul Smiths, 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 Paul Smiths

Citywide ZBP: 12 establishments, 423 employees , annual payroll $12,277k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12970 (12 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Paul Smiths, NY

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

No other city sharing Franklin County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Paul Smiths. Malone, Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Hogansburg marks the far end of that range at $52,309, 38% below Paul Smiths.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12970 963 $84,250 12 7
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Paul Smiths 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 Paul Smiths, .