Jefferson

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New York

Jefferson is a mid-size county in New York with 37 ZIP codes, 117,816 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, Jefferson, NY sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a mid-size county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 18%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
117,816
combined ZIP population
37
USPS ZIP codes covered
$83,713
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.

Jefferson lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on mid-size county footing (FIPS 36045, 37 ZIPs, combined population 117,816). 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 13601 (Watertown) with 38,158 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 36045, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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37

Total ZIPs

117,816

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Jefferson

Side-by-side: Compare 13601 vs 13619 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
13601 Watertown 38,158 105
13619 Carthage 10,901 39
13603 Watertown 9,760 691
13624 Clayton 5,457 33
13605 Adams 4,777 23
13637 Evans Mills 4,491 49
13634 Dexter 3,984 35
13602 Fort Drum 3,881 154
13691 Theresa 3,176 17
13656 La Fargeville 2,861 13
13612 Black River 2,852 62
13606 Adams Center 2,716 30
13622 Chaumont 2,432 16
13685 Sackets Harbor 2,272 44
13673 Philadelphia 2,249 25
13616 Calcium 1,880 131
13679 Redwood 1,853 12
13607 Alexandria Bay 1,822 40
13608 Antwerp 1,719 17
13618 Cape Vincent 1,711 13
13661 Mannsville 1,646 14
13650 Henderson 1,391 13
13615 Brownville 1,271 128
13665 Natural Bridge 882 8
13682 Rodman 877 11
13659 Lorraine 593 4
13693 Three Mile Bay 503 10
13638 Felts Mills 378 119
13636 Ellisburg 282 34
13640 Wellesley Island 271 9
13628 Deferiet 220 461
13675 Plessis 160 59
13651 Henderson Harbor 127 20
13674 Pierrepont Manor 126 86
13641 Fishers Landing 91 114
13692 Thousand Island Park 27 38
13643 Great Bend 19 203

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Jefferson?

Jefferson has a total population of 117,816 across 37 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Jefferson?

Jefferson includes 37 ZIP codes: 13601, 13619, 13603, 13624, 13605, 13637, 13634, 13602, 13691, 13656, and more.

Jefferson's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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