Port Kent, NY · standard
ZIP Code 12975
Essex County, New York - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 265
- 36/sq mi
- $94,800
- Median home value
- 24.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Port Kent pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 8th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 36
- people per sq mi
- 80%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 12975 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 12975 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Port Kent, Essex County, New York, home to just 265 residents across 7.4 square miles, a density of 36 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 12975, but per-capita income is $61,556. Local economic indicators show a 0.0% poverty rate alongside 0.0% unemployment. The typical home here is valued at $94,800 (75% below the state average); renters pay a median of $1,047 monthly, and 79.7% of units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 24.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 74.5, and the average commute is -. To put 12975 in local context, 4 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles appear further down this page alongside 6 additional ZIPs in Essex County, for a geography-aware comparison.
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 12975, Port Kent, 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
265
Population
7.4
Area (sq mi)
36
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 12975?
74.5
Median Age
23.1%
Male
76.9%
Female
3.8%
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?
$61,556
Per Capita Income
0.0%
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?
96
Total Housing Units
64
Occupied Units
32
Vacant Units
1.22
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$94,800
Median Home Value
-75% vs state
$1,047
Median Rent
1984
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 12975 vs 12911 →
ZIP 12975 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 12972
Peru (12972)
6,364 residents
- 12944
Keeseville (12944)
4,080 residents
- 05486 1,654
South Hero (05486)
1,654 residents
- 12975 265
Port Kent (12975)
265 residents
- 12911 36
Keeseville (12911)
36 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 12975 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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