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Tupper Lake, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tupper Lake, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,120. 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 TUPPER-LAKE-NY · Tupper Lake, NY 1 ZIPs · 6,120 pop · #14121/25278 · Franklin County

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

  • INC-MID $67,883
  • RANK-MID #14121/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Malone
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,120
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $158,900

Nearest income peer: Malone, NY (+ $916 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 Tupper Lake

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

44th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,120
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,883
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 $67,883 and poverty 16.9% concentrate in 12986.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Tupper Lake as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Tupper Lake reads through its lone ZIP, 12986

6,120 ACS residents, one ZIP: 12986 is not the leading code inside Tupper Lake, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

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

Citywide ZBP: 136 establishments, 885 employees , annual payroll $40,765k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12986 (136 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (25) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Tupper Lake, NY

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

Tupper Lake sits in the upper half of Franklin County on income: Saranac Lake, Hogansburg and North Bangor report less, while Chateaugay and Brushton report more. Bombay marks the far end of that range at $32,778, 52% below Tupper Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12986 6,120 $67,883 136 10
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Tupper 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 Tupper Lake, .