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Schroon Lake, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Schroon Lake, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,509. 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 SCHROON-LAKE-NY · Schroon Lake, NY 1 ZIPs · 1,509 pop · #12134/25278 · Essex County

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

  • INC-MID $72,628
  • RANK-MID #12134/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Keeseville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,509
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $268,700

Nearest income peer: Keeseville, NY ( $421 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 Schroon Lake

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

Top 48%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,509
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,628
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 12870 (1,509 residents). Household income $72,628 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 12870, is all of Schroon Lake

There is no split to weigh here: 12870 holds every one of Schroon Lake's 1,509 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 Schroon Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 65 establishments, 273 employees , annual payroll $12,003k (~43 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12870 (65 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (14) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Schroon Lake, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Essex County, which covers 30 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Schroon Lake. See the Essex County roll-up →

Schroon Lake lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Essex County: Lake Placid, Crown Point and Westport earn more and Ticonderoga, Willsboro and Port Henry earn less. Port Henry marks the far end of that range at $47,278, 35% below Schroon Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12870 1,509 $72,628 65 6
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Schroon 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 Schroon Lake, .