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Rainbow Lake, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rainbow Lake, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 260. 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 RAINBOW-LAKE-NY · Rainbow Lake, NY 1 ZIPs · 260 pop · #17165/25278 · Franklin County

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

  • INC-MID $61,406
  • RANK-LOWER #17165/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saint Regis Fall
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 260
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $231,300

Nearest income peer: Saint Regis Falls, NY ( $468 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 Rainbow Lake

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

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
260
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,406
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 $61,406 and poverty 8.0% concentrate in 12976.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rainbow Lake as a pure owner town.

Within New York, Johnsburg is the closest lower-income city and Fishers Landing the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rainbow Lake.

Population concentration

Rainbow Lake's single ZIP 12976 carries the town

Rainbow Lake is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 12976 is the entire residential footprint (260 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Rainbow Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 15 employees , annual payroll $644k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12976 (6 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Rainbow Lake, NY

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

Rainbow Lake lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Franklin County: Malone, Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake earn more and Hogansburg, Constable and Moira earn less. Chateaugay marks the far end of that range at $79,773, 30% above Rainbow Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12976 260 $61,406 6 3
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Rainbow Lake 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 Rainbow Lake, .