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Wilmington, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wilmington, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,239. 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 WILMINGTON-NY · Wilmington, NY 1 ZIPs · 1,239 pop · #8532/25278 · Essex County

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

  • INC-HIGH $82,344
  • RANK-UPPER #8532/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Crown Point
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,239
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $322,600

Nearest income peer: Crown Point, NY (+ $469 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 Wilmington

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

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,239
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$82,344
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 12997 (1,239 residents). Household income $82,344 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wilmington as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Wilmington's single ZIP 12997 carries the town

Wilmington is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 12997 is the entire residential footprint (1,239 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Wilmington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 47 establishments, 365 employees , annual payroll $12,474k (~38 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12997 (47 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (15) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Wilmington, NY

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

No other city sharing Essex County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Wilmington. Lake Placid, Ticonderoga and Keeseville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Port Henry marks the far end of that range at $47,278, 43% below Wilmington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12997 1,239 $82,344 47 7
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Wilmington 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 Wilmington, .