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ZIP Code 14850: Ithaca, NY

ZIP code 14850 uses the postal name Ithaca, New York and lies entirely in Tompkins County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 69,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the more populous of Ithaca's 2 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $71,445 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in South Hill (5%), Ithaca (4%), Lansing (4%), Northwest Ithaca (3%), Danby (2%), East Ithaca (2%), Cayuga Heights (1%), Northeast Ithaca (1%), Varna (under 1%) and Forest Home (under 1%); 77% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
1national area: New York, Delaware and Pennsylvania
148sectional center: Rochester, NY (SCF 144)
50delivery area within it
Town
Ithaca · 2 residential ZIPs
Census places
South Hill (5%) census-designated place; Ithaca (4%); Lansing (4%); Northwest Ithaca (3%) census-designated place
Neighborhoods
Collegetown, Fall Creek GeoNames
Metro area
Ithaca, NY
House district
NY-19 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
124.8 sq mi · 550 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
14851, 14852 also use the name Ithaca

Where is ZIP code 14850?

14850 centers on 42.432°, -76.500° and covers 124.8 square miles of land plus 0.9 of water. It borders 11 ZIP codes: 14853, 13062, 14881, 14854, 13068, 14867, 14817, 14886, 14882, 13864 and more.

13062 · Etna13068 · Freeville13864 · Willseyville14817 · Brooktondale14853 · Ithaca14854 · Jacksonville14867 · Newfield14881 · Slaterville Springs14882 · Lansing14883 · Spencer14886 · Trumansburg14850 · Ithaca (this ZIP)148501488613068148831486714882148171386413062 · Etna13068 · Freeville13864 · Willseyville14817 · Brooktondale14853 · Ithaca14854 · Jacksonville14867 · Newfield14881 · Slaterville Springs14882 · Lansing14883 · Spencer14886 · Trumansburg14850 · Ithaca (this ZIP)148501488613068148831486714882148171386413062 · Etna13068 · Freeville13864 · Willseyville14817 · Brooktondale14853 · Ithaca14854 · Jacksonville14867 · Newfield14881 · Slaterville Springs14882 · Lansing14883 · Spencer14886 · Trumansburg14850 · Ithaca (this ZIP)1485014886130681488314867148821481713864
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 14850 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 14850, 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); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 14850 compare with the rest of Ithaca?

Rank of 14850 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)
Measure14850In IthacaIn Tompkins CountyIn NY
People (ACS 2020-2024)68,6101st of 21st of 1849th of 1,826
Median household income$71k1st of 16th of 8742nd of 1,081
Median home value$354k1st of 11st of 12496th of 1,172

Its median household income is higher than in 49% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 73% of all 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 14850?

The 2020 Census counted 69,271 people in 14850; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 68,610. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 8.4% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
68,610
2020 Census count
69,271+8.4% since 2010 (63,886)
Households
28,826
Median age
28.1

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 14850?

Of the 68,610 people the ACS estimates in 14850, 12.0% are under 18 and 14.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (67.6%), then Asian (not Hispanic) (13.8%).

  • Under 1812.0%
  • 18 to 6473.2%
  • 65 and older14.8%
Age of the people of 14850 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic67.6%
  • Asian, not Hispanic13.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino7.6%
  • Other or two or more6.6%
  • Black, not Hispanic4.4%
Race and Hispanic origin in 14850 (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 14850 earn?

Median household income is $71,445 (ACS 2020-2024), the 6th highest of the 8 ranked ZIP codes in Tompkins County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($68,695 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$71,445
Income per person
$43,541
Below the poverty line
19.6%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.7%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
70.6%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$94,88423,360 returns; wages 64% 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 14850?

FHFA's house price index for 14850, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 76% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 56% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +5.9% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$353,500
Median gross rent
$1,480
Homes owned by their occupants
44.8%
Housing units
32,280
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Index = 100 in 1976, the first year FHFA reports for 14850; 2025: 945.5. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 14850?

1,637 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 127 fewer than in 2018; the most are in health care and social assistance (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Health care and social assistance253
  • Accommodation and food services241
  • Retail trade222
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services199
  • Other services (except public administration)146
  • Real estate and rental and leasing111

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 14850?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 14850, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
14853Ithaca2,405–1.4 mi
13062Etna195–6.8 mi
14881Slaterville Springs117$89k7.5 mi
14854Jacksonville76–7.8 mi
13068Freeville4,592$80k8.3 mi
14867Newfield5,149$76k8.6 mi
14817Brooktondale2,479$77k9.9 mi
14886Trumansburg6,652$82k10.8 mi
14882Lansing4,191$92k11.4 mi
13864Willseyville1,099$60k12.2 mi
14883Spencer4,184$69k13.5 mi

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