Putnam Station, NY · standard
ZIP Code 12861
Washington County, New York - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 609
- 7/sq mi
- $92,031
- Median income
- $220,800
- Median home value
- 25.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Putnam Station pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 25%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 50%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 7
- people per sq mi
- 95%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 12861 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 12861 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Putnam Station, Washington County, New York, home to just 609 residents across 84.6 square miles, a density of 7 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 12861 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $92,031 (0% below the New York average), while per-capita income is $45,631. Local economic indicators show a 7.2% poverty rate alongside 5.7% unemployment. Median home value sits at $220,800 (42% below the state average), median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 95.3%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 25.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 46.4, and the average commute is 23 minutes. Beyond these figures, 7 nearby ZIP codes within about 10 miles are surfaced below, along with 6 more sharing Washington County, letting you compare 12861 to its immediate surroundings rather than a national baseline 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 12861, Putnam Station, 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
609
Population
84.6
Area (sq mi)
7
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 12861?
46.4
Median Age
51.7%
Male
48.3%
Female
1.2%
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?
$92,031
Median Household Income
-0% vs state
$45,631
Per Capita Income
7.2%
Poverty Rate
5.7%
Unemployment Rate
22.7 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 12861 ranks nationally
Putnam Station, NY household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$92,031 Top 25% higher than 75% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
522
Total Housing Units
213
Occupied Units
309
Vacant Units
2.35
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$220,800
Median Home Value
-42% vs state
1969
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 12861, employing approximately 34 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,881,000.
7
Businesses
34
Employees
$1.9M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 42.9% |
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 12861 vs 12836 →
ZIP 12861 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 12883
Ticonderoga (12883)
5,025 residents
- 05743
Fair Haven (05743)
4,330 residents
- 05770 1,136
Shoreham (05770)
1,136 residents
- 05760 1,123
Orwell (05760)
1,123 residents
- 12861 609
Putnam Station (12861)
609 residents
- 12836 574
Hague (12836)
574 residents
- 12874 142
Silver Bay (12874)
142 residents
- 12841 77
Huletts Landing (12841)
77 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 12861 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 12861 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 12874
Silver Bay (12874)
$158,500 median income
- 05770
Shoreham (05770)
$92,188 median income
- 12861
Putnam Station (12861)
$92,031 median income
- 12836
Hague (12836)
$80,221 median income
- 05743
Fair Haven (05743)
$68,409 median income
- 05760
Orwell (05760)
$67,784 median income
- 12883
Ticonderoga (12883)
$65,865 median income
- 12841 $63,348
Huletts Landing (12841)
$63,348 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 12861 ranks #3 of 8 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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