Wells, NY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wells, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 674. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet WELLS-NY · Wells, NY 1 ZIPs · 674 pop · #11397/25278 · Hamilton County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $74,286
- RANK-MID #11397/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Raquette Lake
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 92% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 674
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $268,600
Nearest income peer: Raquette Lake, NY ( $877 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 Wells
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wells on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Lake Pleasant · lowest $55,625
Lake Pleasant · lowest
$55,625 median HH income
- Long Lake · near
Long Lake · near
$70,962 median HH income
- Piseco · near
Piseco · near
$71,563 median HH income
- Raquette Lake · near
Raquette Lake · near
$73,409 median HH income
- Wells · this city
Wells · this city
$74,286 median HH income
- Hoffmeister · near
Hoffmeister · near
$82,000 median HH income
- Blue Mountain · highest
Blue Mountain · highest
$155,536 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Wells, NY sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 45%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 674
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $74,286
- 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 12190 (674 residents). Household income $74,286 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within New York, Le Roy is the closest lower-income city and Broadalbin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wells.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 12190, is all of Wells
There is no split to weigh here: 12190 holds every one of Wells's 674 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
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Wells
Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 83 employees , annual payroll $3,289k (~4 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12190 (3 units) .
ZIP Codes in Wells, NY
These ZIP codes sit in Hamilton County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wells. See the Hamilton County roll-up →
Wells lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Hamilton County: Inlet, Blue Mountain Lake and Hoffmeister earn more and Indian Lake, Long Lake and Lake Pleasant earn less. Blue Mountain Lake marks the far end of that range at $155,536, 109% above Wells.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12190 | 674 | $74,286 | 3 | 2 |
Wells 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 Wells, .