Residential delivery area · New York
ZIP Code 12998: Witherbee, NY
ZIP code 12998 uses the postal name Witherbee, New York and lies entirely in Essex County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 400 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Witherbee (13%) and Mineville (11%); 76% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Witherbee · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Essex County
- Census places
- Witherbee (13%) census-designated place; Mineville (11%) census-designated place
- House district
- NY-21 119th Congress
- State
- New York
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 7.4 sq mi · 54 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 12998?
12998 centers on 44.091°, -73.604° and covers 7.4 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 12961, 12964, 12956, 12855.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 12998, 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 12998 compare with the rest of Essex County?
| Measure | 12998 | In Essex County | In NY |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 399 | 25th of 35 | 1,503rd of 1,826 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
12998's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (399). 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 43% 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 12998?
The 2020 Census counted 569 people in 12998; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 399. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 399±181 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 569
- Households
- 145
- Median age
- 45.0
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 12998?
Of the 399 people the ACS estimates in 12998, 35.8% are under 18 and 15.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (68.9%), then Hispanic or Latino (30.1%).
- Under 1835.8%
- 18 to 6448.9%
- 65 and older15.3%
- White, not Hispanic68.9%
- Hispanic or Latino30.1%
- Other or two or more1.0%
- 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 are homes worth in 12998?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 83.4%
- Housing units
- 235
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 12998?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12961 | Moriah Center | 22 | – | 2.2 mi |
| 12964 | New Russia | 73 | $100k | 3.2 mi |
| 12956 | Mineville | 1,271 | $70k | 6.1 mi |
| 12855 | North Hudson | 208 | $77k | 8.9 mi |
| 12960 | Moriah | 1,143 | $65k | 5.4 mi (near) |
| 12974 | Port Henry | 1,617 | $47k | 7.2 mi (near) |
| 12932 | Elizabethtown | 1,278 | $57k | 8.5 mi (near) |
| 12928 | Crown Point | 1,984 | $83k | 8.9 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.