West Leyden, NY · standard
ZIP Code 13489
Lewis County, New York - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 658
- 6/sq mi
- $89,271
- Median income
- $189,300
- Median home value
- 15.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
West Leyden pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 27%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 41th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 6
- people per sq mi
- 84%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 13489 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 13489 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in West Leyden, Lewis County, New York, home to just 658 residents across 111.5 square miles, a density of 6 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 13489 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $89,271 (3% below the New York average), while per-capita income is $37,164. Local economic indicators show a 10.4% poverty rate alongside 7.0% unemployment. The typical home here is valued at $189,300 (50% below the state average); renters pay a median of $950 monthly, and 84.1% of units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 15.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 46.7, and the average commute is 33 minutes. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Lewis County, so you can benchmark 13489 against its immediate geography rather than a national average 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 13489, West Leyden, 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
658
Population
111.5
Area (sq mi)
6
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 13489?
46.7
Median Age
57.6%
Male
42.4%
Female
3.3%
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?
$89,271
Median Household Income
-3% vs state
$37,164
Per Capita Income
10.4%
Poverty Rate
7.0%
Unemployment Rate
32.6 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 13489 ranks nationally
West Leyden, NY household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$89,271 Top 27% higher than 73% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
292
Total Housing Units
226
Occupied Units
66
Vacant Units
2.55
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$189,300
Median Home Value
-50% vs state
$950
Median Rent
1974
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 13489, employing approximately 26 people with a combined annual payroll of $882,000.
7
Businesses
26
Employees
$882K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 13489 vs 13471 →
ZIP 13489 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 13471
Taberg (13471)
3,540 residents
- 13363
Lee Center (13363)
2,315 residents
- 13303 1,153
Ava (13303)
1,153 residents
- 13325 866
Constableville (13325)
866 residents
- 13489 658
West Leyden (13489)
658 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 13489 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 13489 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 13363
Lee Center (13363)
$94,432 median income
- 13303
Ava (13303)
$89,940 median income
- 13489
West Leyden (13489)
$89,271 median income
- 13471
Taberg (13471)
$70,455 median income
- 13325
Constableville (13325)
$58,750 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 13489 ranks #3 of 5 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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