PlainZIP

Saranac Lake, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Saranac Lake, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,494. 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 SARANAC-LAKE-NY · Saranac Lake, NY 1 ZIPs · 7,494 pop · #14976/25278 · Franklin County

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

  • INC-MID $65,985
  • RANK-MID #14976/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North Bangor
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 57% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,494
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $225,200

Nearest income peer: North Bangor, NY ( $92 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 Saranac Lake

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Saranac Lake on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Saranac Lake, NY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

41st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,494
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,985
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 $65,985 and poverty 14.4% concentrate in 12983.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.3%) for this income tier, rent $872 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 12983, is all of Saranac Lake

There is no split to weigh here: 12983 holds every one of Saranac Lake's 7,494 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Saranac Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 274 establishments, 2,688 employees , annual payroll $166,933k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12983 (274 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (49) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Saranac Lake, NY

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

Saranac Lake lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Franklin County: Malone, Tupper Lake and Chateaugay earn more and Hogansburg, Constable and Moira earn less. Bombay marks the far end of that range at $32,778, 50% below Saranac Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12983 7,494 $65,985 274 14
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Saranac 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 Saranac Lake, .