Residential delivery area · New York
ZIP Code 12858: Paradox, NY
ZIP code 12858 uses the postal name Paradox, New York and lies entirely in Essex County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 120 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $124,167 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Paradox · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Essex County
- House district
- NY-21 119th Congress
- State
- New York
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 17.2 sq mi · 7 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 12858?
12858 centers on 43.878°, -73.703° and covers 17.2 square miles of land plus 2.1 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 12872, 12870, 12883, 12928, 12855.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 12858, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 12858 compare with the rest of Essex County?
| Measure | 12858 | In Essex County | In NY |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 118 | 30th of 35 | 1,676th of 1,826 |
| Median household income | $124k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $333k | not ranked | not ranked |
12858's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (118). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 13% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 12858?
The 2020 Census counted 123 people in 12858; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 118. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 118±55 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 123
- Households
- 72
- Median age
- 65.7
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 12858?
Of the 118 people the ACS estimates in 12858, 0.8% are under 18 and 51.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (96.6%).
- Under 180.8%
- 18 to 6447.5%
- 65 and older51.7%
- White, not Hispanic96.6%
- Other or two or more3.4%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 12858 earn?
Median household income is $124,167 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $124,167±$117,537
- Income per person
- $89,529
- Below the poverty line
- 0.0%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 49.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 12858?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $333,300
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 320
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 12858?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12872 | Severance | 22 | – | 1.1 mi |
| 12870 | Schroon Lake | 1,756 | $73k | 4.1 mi |
| 12883 | Ticonderoga | 4,744 | $66k | 8.0 mi |
| 12928 | Crown Point | 1,984 | $83k | 8.4 mi |
| 12855 | North Hudson | 208 | $77k | 10.7 mi |
| 12808 | Adirondack | 284 | $110k | 9.1 mi (near) |
| 12960 | Moriah | 1,143 | $65k | 11.5 mi (near) |
| 12860 | Pottersville | 419 | $96k | 12.1 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.