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Essex County, NY ZIP Codes

Essex County, New York has 36 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 35 residential and 1 for PO boxes or a single organization. 29 of the residential ones lie mainly in Essex County and 6 mainly in a neighboring county; 10 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $65,865 in 12883 (Ticonderoga) to $80,139 in 12993 (Westport) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Essex County?

12836 · Hague: $80k12851 · Minerva: $74k12852 · Newcomb: $109k12855 · North Hudson: $77k12857 · Olmstedville: $69k12858 · Paradox: $124k12861 · Putnam Station: $92k12870 · Schroon Lake: $73k12872 · Severance: –12883 · Ticonderoga: $66k12911 · Keeseville: –12912 · Au Sable Forks: $70k12913 · Bloomingdale: $81k12928 · Crown Point: $83k12932 · Elizabethtown: $57k12936 · Essex: $77k12941 · Jay: $69k12942 · Keene: $115k12943 · Keene Valley: –12944 · Keeseville: $72k12946 · Lake Placid: $78k12950 · Lewis: $83k12956 · Mineville: $70k12960 · Moriah: $65k12961 · Moriah Center: –12964 · New Russia: $100k12974 · Port Henry: $47k12975 · Port Kent: –12977 · Ray Brook: –12983 · Saranac Lake: $66k12987 · Upper Jay: $127k12993 · Westport: $80k12996 · Willsboro: $70k12997 · Wilmington: $82k12998 · Witherbee: –1285212983128551291212851129461294412943128701299312883129321285712913129281299712950128361299612936129421294112861129641296012961128581295612836 · Hague: $80k12851 · Minerva: $74k12852 · Newcomb: $109k12855 · North Hudson: $77k12857 · Olmstedville: $69k12858 · Paradox: $124k12861 · Putnam Station: $92k12870 · Schroon Lake: $73k12872 · Severance: –12883 · Ticonderoga: $66k12911 · Keeseville: –12912 · Au Sable Forks: $70k12913 · Bloomingdale: $81k12928 · Crown Point: $83k12932 · Elizabethtown: $57k12936 · Essex: $77k12941 · Jay: $69k12942 · Keene: $115k12943 · Keene Valley: –12944 · Keeseville: $72k12946 · Lake Placid: $78k12950 · Lewis: $83k12956 · Mineville: $70k12960 · Moriah: $65k12961 · Moriah Center: –12964 · New Russia: $100k12974 · Port Henry: $47k12975 · Port Kent: –12977 · Ray Brook: –12983 · Saranac Lake: $66k12987 · Upper Jay: $127k12993 · Westport: $80k12996 · Willsboro: $70k12997 · Wilmington: $82k12998 · Witherbee: –12852129831285512912128511294612944129431287012993128831293212857129131292812997129501283612996129361294212941128611296412960129611285812836 · Hague: $80k12851 · Minerva: $74k12852 · Newcomb: $109k12855 · North Hudson: $77k12857 · Olmstedville: $69k12858 · Paradox: $124k12861 · Putnam Station: $92k12870 · Schroon Lake: $73k12872 · Severance: –12883 · Ticonderoga: $66k12911 · Keeseville: –12912 · Au Sable Forks: $70k12913 · Bloomingdale: $81k12928 · Crown Point: $83k12932 · Elizabethtown: $57k12936 · Essex: $77k12941 · Jay: $69k12942 · Keene: $115k12943 · Keene Valley: –12944 · Keeseville: $72k12946 · Lake Placid: $78k12950 · Lewis: $83k12956 · Mineville: $70k12960 · Moriah: $65k12961 · Moriah Center: –12964 · New Russia: $100k12974 · Port Henry: $47k12975 · Port Kent: –12977 · Ray Brook: –12983 · Saranac Lake: $66k12987 · Upper Jay: $127k12993 · Westport: $80k12996 · Willsboro: $70k12997 · Wilmington: $82k12998 · Witherbee: –12852129831285512912128511294612944129431287012993128831285712913129281299712950128361299612936129421296412960
The residential ZIP codes of Essex County (whole outlines, including the parts in neighboring counties), shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are its ZIP codes?

The middle half of its ranked ZIP codes (1,000+ people living in households) report median household incomes between $65,985 and $72,628.

They carry 34 postal town names.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

All 35 residential ZIP codes in Essex County

29 ZIP codes lie mainly in Essex County; 6 more reach into it from a neighboring county and follow the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Essex County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
12946 Lake Placid 4,872 36 $78k $467k 100%
12883 Ticonderoga 4,744 56 $66k $179k 99%
12944 Keeseville 3,910 43 $72k $142k 88%
12928 Crown Point 1,984 27 $83k $158k 100%
12993 Westport 1,926 30 $80k $223k 100%
12996 Willsboro 1,903 50 $70k $238k 100%
12870 Schroon Lake 1,756 18 $73k $269k 98%
12974 Port Henry 1,617 238 $47k $161k 100%
12941 Jay 1,487 42 $69k $209k 100%
12932 Elizabethtown 1,278 18 $57k $184k 100%
12956 Mineville 1,271 135 $70k $115k 100%
12997 Wilmington 1,251 19 $82k $323k 100%
12977 Ray Brook 1,213 976 – – 100%
12960 Moriah 1,143 47 $65k $144k 100%
12936 Essex 691 17 $77k $291k 100%
12950 Lewis 628 12 $83k $168k 100%
12857 Olmstedville 606 9 $69k $204k 98%
12852 Newcomb 490 2 $109k $255k 100%
12942 Keene 450 9 $115k $590k 100%
12998 Witherbee 399 54 – – 100%
12851 Minerva 275 3 $74k $161k 100%
12943 Keene Valley 260 3 – $228k 100%
12855 North Hudson 208 1 $77k $170k 100%
12987 Upper Jay 119 12 $127k $250k 100%
12858 Paradox 118 7 $124k $333k 100%
12975 Port Kent 78 26 – $95k 100%
12964 New Russia 73 2 $100k $265k 100%
12872 Severance 22 20 – – 100%
12961 Moriah Center 22 1 – – 100%

Partly in Essex County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Essex County, by their share here
In this county
12983 Saranac Lake 7,296 63 $66k $225k 49%
12913 Bloomingdale 989 32 $81k $208k 44%
12912 Au Sable Forks 1,682 18 $70k $189k 24%
12911 Keeseville 41 26 – – 19%
12836 Hague 498 11 $80k $322k 2%
12861 Putnam Station 501 16 $92k $221k 1%

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; county shares by land area (Census 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file).

Which ZIP codes cross the county line?

10 ZIP codes of Essex County extend into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Essex County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn EssexElsewhere
1298349%Franklin County 51%
1288399%Washington County 1%
1294488%Clinton County 12%
1287098%Warren County 2%
1291224%Clinton County 76%
1291344%Franklin County 56%
1285798%Warren County 2%
128611%Washington County 99%
128362%Warren County 98%
1291119%Clinton County 81%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file (shares of land area).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Essex County without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPPostal name
12879Newcomb

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).

Which first three digits do Essex County's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Essex County's ZIP codes use 2 prefixes: 128 and 129.

Three-digit prefixes of Essex County's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Essex County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
128 Albany, NY (SCF 120) 11 67
129 Albany, NY (SCF 120) 25 74

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.