Essex
Source:
New York
Essex is a smaller county in New York with 30 ZIP codes, 38,277 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Essex, NY sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a smaller county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 21%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 38,277
- combined ZIP population
- 30
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $81,082
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Essex lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 36031, 30 ZIPs, combined population 38,277). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 12946 (Lake Placid) with 5,492 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 36031, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
30
Total ZIPs
38,277
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Essex
Side-by-side: Compare 12946 vs 12883 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12946 | Lake Placid | 5,492 | 16 |
| 12883 | Ticonderoga | 5,025 | 24 |
| 12944 | Keeseville | 4,080 | 18 |
| 12996 | Willsboro | 2,086 | 16 |
| 12928 | Crown Point | 2,028 | 10 |
| 12977 | Ray Brook | 1,753 | 76 |
| 12993 | Westport | 1,623 | 9 |
| 12974 | Port Henry | 1,599 | 77 |
| 12870 | Schroon Lake | 1,509 | 6 |
| 12941 | Jay | 1,428 | 14 |
| 12956 | Mineville | 1,259 | 54 |
| 12997 | Wilmington | 1,239 | 7 |
| 12932 | Elizabethtown | 1,236 | 8 |
| 12913 | Bloomingdale | 1,157 | 17 |
| 12960 | Moriah | 1,148 | 15 |
| 12950 | Lewis | 929 | 8 |
| 12942 | Keene | 646 | 5 |
| 12936 | Essex | 599 | 8 |
| 12998 | Witherbee | 526 | 17 |
| 12857 | Olmstedville | 498 | 5 |
| 12943 | Keene Valley | 459 | 2 |
| 12852 | Newcomb | 436 | 1 |
| 12851 | Minerva | 366 | 1 |
| 12975 | Port Kent | 265 | 36 |
| 12855 | North Hudson | 259 | 1 |
| 12987 | Upper Jay | 201 | 13 |
| 12961 | Moriah Center | 180 | 17 |
| 12964 | New Russia | 161 | 2 |
| 12858 | Paradox | 59 | 2 |
| 12872 | Severance | 31 | 39 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Essex?
Essex has a total population of 38,277 across 30 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Essex?
Essex includes 30 ZIP codes: 12946, 12883, 12944, 12996, 12928, 12977, 12993, 12974, 12870, 12941, and more.