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Saranac, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Saranac, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,253. 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-NY · Saranac, NY 1 ZIPs · 2,253 pop · #10530/25278 · Clinton County

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

  • INC-HIGH $76,450
  • RANK-MID #10530/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Morrisonville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,253
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $182,300

Nearest income peer: Morrisonville, NY (+ $1,397 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

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

Top 42%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,253
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,450
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 12981 (2,253 residents). Household income $76,450 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Saranac's single ZIP 12981 carries the town

Saranac is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 12981 is the entire residential footprint (2,253 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 Saranac

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 56 employees , annual payroll $1,461k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12981 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Saranac, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Clinton County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Saranac. See the Clinton County roll-up →

Saranac lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Clinton County: Peru, West Chazy and Champlain earn more and Plattsburgh, Dannemora and Rouses Point earn less. Peru marks the far end of that range at $125,373, 64% above Saranac.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12981 2,253 $76,450 20 8
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Saranac 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, .