Comstock, NY · standard
ZIP Code 12821
Washington County, New York - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,750
- 191/sq mi
- $212,500
- Median home value
- 3.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Comstock pairs below-median home values, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 47th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 191
- people per sq mi
- 42%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 12821 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 12821 covers 14.4 square miles in Comstock, Washington County, New York (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,750 residents on file, a density of 191 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 12821, but per-capita income is $3,853. 7.5% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 0.0%. Median home value sits at $212,500 (44% below the state average), median rent at $856 a month, and owner-occupancy at 42.2%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 3.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 39.7, and the average commute is -. We also surface 8 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Washington County, so you can benchmark 12821 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 12821, Comstock, NY · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
2,750
Population
14.4
Area (sq mi)
191
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 12821?
39.7
Median Age
95.1%
Male
4.9%
Female
10.1%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$3,853
Per Capita Income
7.5%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
102
Total Housing Units
102
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
2.34
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$212,500
Median Home Value
-44% vs state
$856
Median Rent
1975
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 12821, employing approximately 45 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,092,000.
3
Businesses
45
Employees
$2.1M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 12821 vs 12827 →
ZIP 12821 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 12839
Hudson Falls (12839)
13,588 residents
- 12832
Granville (12832)
7,106 residents
- 12887 4,972
Whitehall (12887)
4,972 residents
- 12827 3,877
Fort Ann (12827)
3,877 residents
- 12821 2,750
Comstock (12821)
2,750 residents
- 12837 857
Hampton (12837)
857 residents
- 12838 608
Hartford (12838)
608 residents
- 12819 403
Clemons (12819)
403 residents
- 12849 385
Middle Granville (12849)
385 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 12821 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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