State profile · NY
New York ZIP Codes
Demographics, income, and housing across every ZIP code in New York, benchmarked against all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.
- 1,794
- ZIP codes
- 19,378,077
- Population
- $92,475
- Avg ZIP income
- 62
- Counties
The verdict
Texas leads ZIP coverage at 1,935 ZCTAs (#1 of 52). That is not the income board: New Jersey's unweighted average ZIP household income is $121,992 (#1 of 52) on 595 ZCTAs. New York sits #3 of 52 by ZIP count at income #10.
- Texas
- ZIP-count #1 (1,935)
- New Jersey
- income #1 ($121,992)
- #3
- of 52 by ZIP count
- #10
- of 52 by avg income
ZIP-count and income are separate boards among 52 reporting states and territories. Income is the unweighted mean of each ZIP's ACS 2019–2023 median household income, so a rural code counts the same as a dense metro.
High ZIP-level income footing ($92,475 average, 28% above the national ZIP median) across a huge delivery map (1,794 ZIPs · 62 counties). Home values average $378,320. Unweighted ZIP means still bury 10× spreads between coastal suburbs and inland edges, so treat the state line as a legend, then open the densest metros and one thin-edge county before trusting any single average.
The largest city, Brooklyn (2,504,700), holds a moderate share (~13%) of state ZIP population. Expect a primary metro plus a long tail of mid-size markets: the top-cities chart and county RankBars both matter, and a two-ZIP compare inside vs outside Brooklyn usually beats reading the state average alone.
Wide mosaics repay a shortlist: save two urban ZIPs and one rural ZIP from the tables below, then run a side-by-side compare before any relocation or affordability read. County pages are the right intermediate step when the ZIP list runs past a thousand codes.
Largest cities in New York
Top 10 cities by population in New York
Total resident population aggregated from every ZIP code the Census assigns to each city.
- Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
2,504,700 residents
- New York
New York, NY
1,577,385 residents
- Bronx
Bronx, NY
1,382,480 residents
- Buffalo 564,824
Buffalo, NY
564,824 residents
- Rochester 478,127
Rochester, NY
478,127 residents
- Staten Island 468,730
Staten Island, NY
468,730 residents
- Syracuse 229,807
Syracuse, NY
229,807 residents
- Jamaica 224,445
Jamaica, NY
224,445 residents
- Flushing 219,342
Flushing, NY
219,342 residents
- Yonkers 177,756
Yonkers, NY
177,756 residents
What this shows Brooklyn leads, but several peers sit close enough that this top-10 chart is a shortlist, not a single-city story – compare two of those metros before trusting the state mean.
Counties in New York
Which cities have the most ZIPs in New York?
Side-by-side: Compare 11368 vs 11226 →
ZIP Codes in New York
More NY ZIP codes
Official Data Resources for New York
Large ZIP mosaics need Census ACS tables plus HUD Fair Market Rents when comparing rent bands across metros inside New York.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does New York show so many ZIP codes on one profile?
New York's 1,794 delivery areas span 62 counties and 1,498 cities – a mosaic large enough that this page is a map legend, not a street-level read. Drill to a county or city before treating any ZIP average as typical New York.
Does New York's above-median ZIP income mean every market is expensive?
No. The unweighted ZIP mean ($92,475) still mixes dense suburbs with thinner edges, and home values average $378,320. Open the densest metro and one thin-edge county before reading affordability from the state line alone.
Which New York cities should I open first?
Start with Brooklyn (2,504,700, ~13% of ZIP population), then one mid-size market from the largest-cities chart. A two-ZIP compare inside vs outside Brooklyn usually beats reading the state average alone. Other large markets include New York, Bronx, Buffalo.
Take this with you
What to do with New York's numbers, next.
- See how New York compares to a neighboring state on the same Census fields Compare states
- Check where New York's ZIP codes rank nationally on income, education, or homeownership View national rankings
- Save a ZIP code to your shortlist to track alongside others you're considering View your shortlist
Figures describe 2019–2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates aggregated from ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs), Census Bureau approximations of USPS ZIP codes, not any single address.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023); USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Areas via the HUD USPS Crosswalk.
Read our methodology to see how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.