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Petersburg, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Petersburg, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,168. 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 PETERSBURG-NY · Petersburg, NY 1 ZIPs · 3,168 pop · #10773/25278 · Rensselaer County

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

  • INC-HIGH $75,833
  • RANK-MID #10773/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Hoosick Falls
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,168
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $191,900

Nearest income peer: Hoosick Falls, NY ( $7,777 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 Petersburg

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

Top 43%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,168
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,833
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 12138 (3,168 residents). Household income $75,833 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New York, North Lawrence is the closest lower-income city and Dayton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Petersburg.

Population concentration

Petersburg's single ZIP 12138 carries the town

Petersburg is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 12138 is the entire residential footprint (3,168 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Petersburg

Citywide ZBP: 21 establishments, 294 employees , annual payroll $20,585k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12138 (21 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Wholesale trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Petersburg, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Rensselaer County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Petersburg. See the Rensselaer County roll-up →

Petersburg sits in the lower half of Rensselaer County on income: Rensselaer, East Greenbush and Averill Park report more, Troy, Hoosick Falls and Stephentown report less. Averill Park marks the far end of that range at $126,620, 67% above Petersburg.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12138 3,168 $75,833 21 15
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Petersburg 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 Petersburg, .