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Sterling, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sterling, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,000. 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 STERLING-NY · Sterling, NY 1 ZIPs · 2,000 pop · #15863/25278 · Cayuga County

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

  • INC-MID $64,063
  • RANK-LOWER #15863/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Port Byron
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,000
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $162,500

Nearest income peer: Port Byron, NY ( $2,086 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 Sterling

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

37th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,000
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,063
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 $64,063 and poverty 10.0% concentrate in 13156.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Sterling's single ZIP 13156 carries the town

Sterling is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 13156 is the entire residential footprint (2,000 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 Sterling

Citywide ZBP: 25 establishments, 128 employees , annual payroll $3,830k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 13156 (25 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Other services (except public administration) · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Sterling, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Cayuga County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sterling. See the Cayuga County roll-up →

Sterling sits in the lower half of Cayuga County on income: Moravia, Weedsport and Cato report more, Auburn, Port Byron and Martville report less. Cayuga marks the far end of that range at $104,154, 63% above Sterling.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
13156 2,000 $64,063 25 26
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Sterling 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 Sterling, .