Residential delivery area · New York

ZIP Code 12873: Shushan, NY

ZIP code 12873 uses the postal name Shushan, New York and lies entirely in Washington County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 890 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $103,239 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
1national area: New York, Delaware and Pennsylvania
128sectional center: Albany, NY (SCF 120)
73delivery area within it
Town
Shushan · its only residential ZIP
Metro area
Glens Falls, NY
House district
NY-21 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
21.1 sq mi · 42 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 12873?

12873 centers on 43.117°, -73.312° and covers 21.1 square miles of land. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 12816, 12865, 05250.

05250 · Arlington12816 · Cambridge12865 · Salem12873 · Shushan (this ZIP)1287312816052501286505250 · Arlington12816 · Cambridge12865 · Salem12873 · Shushan (this ZIP)1287312816052501286505250 · Arlington12816 · Cambridge12865 · Salem12873 · Shushan (this ZIP)128731281612865
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 12873 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 12873, 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 12873 compare with the rest of Washington County?

Rank of 12873 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure12873In Washington CountyIn NY
People (ACS 2020-2024)88619th of 271,333rd of 1,826
Median household income$103knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$235knot rankednot ranked

12873's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (886). 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 39% 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 12873?

The 2020 Census counted 760 people in 12873; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 886. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 3.3% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
886±257 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
760+3.3% since 2010 (736)
Households
367
Median age
48.5

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 12873?

Of the 886 people the ACS estimates in 12873, 21.4% are under 18 and 24.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (90.0%).

  • Under 1821.4%
  • 18 to 6453.6%
  • 65 and older24.9%
Age of the people of 12873 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic90.0%
  • Other or two or more7.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino2.0%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.7%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 12873 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

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 12873 earn?

Median household income is $103,239 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($78,987 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$103,239±$36,555
Income per person
$48,578
Below the poverty line
15.2%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
0.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
35.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$78,192370 returns; wages 60% of AGI (IRS)

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 12873?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$234,500
Median gross rent
$969
Homes owned by their occupants
66.2%
Housing units
467

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).

What businesses are in 12873?

8 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 more than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 12873?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 12873, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
12816Cambridge4,824$76k6.2 mi
12865Salem3,356$72k6.9 mi
05250Arlington, VT3,847$96k7.0 mi
12823Cossayuna597$119k6.5 mi (near)
12834Greenwich6,039$81k9.9 mi (near)
12057Eagle Bridge1,789$68k10.2 mi (near)
05257North Bennington, VT2,807$94k10.5 mi (near)
05776West Rupert, VT341$64k11.0 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.