Essex County, New York
Essex County covers 1,794 sq mi of land and has about 36,973 residents. 30 zip codes lie mainly within it, spread across 29 cities and towns. Zip codes that only partly reach into the county are listed on each zip's own page.
Population
36,973
21/sq mi
Median household income
$72K
U.S. $81K
Median home value
$212K
U.S. $333K
Median rent
$934
U.S. $1,413
Median age
49.9
U.S. 38.9
Poverty rate
11.2%
U.S. 12.5%
Cities and towns
- Lake Placid1 zip
- Ticonderoga1 zip
- Keeseville3 zips
- Crown Point1 zip
- Westport1 zip
- Willsboro1 zip
- Schroon Lake1 zip
- Port Henry1 zip
- Jay1 zip
- Elizabethtown1 zip
- Mineville1 zip
- Wilmington1 zip
- Ray Brook1 zip
- Moriah1 zip
- Essex1 zip
- Lewis1 zip
- Olmstedville1 zip
- Newcomb2 zips
- Keene1 zip
- Witherbee1 zip
- Minerva1 zip
- Keene Valley1 zip
- North Hudson1 zip
- Upper Jay1 zip
- Paradox1 zip
- Port Kent1 zip
- New Russia1 zip
- Severance1 zip
- Moriah Center1 zip
Zip codes in Essex County
30 total
| Zip | City | Type | Population | IncomeMedian income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12851 | Minerva | 275 | $73,750 | |
| 12852 | Newcomb | 490 | $108,750 | |
| 12855 | North Hudson | 208 | $77,292 | |
| 12857 | Olmstedville | 606 | $68,500 | |
| 12858 | Paradox | 118 | $124,167 | |
| 12870 | Schroon Lake | 1,756 | $72,628 | |
| 12872 | Severance | 22 | — | |
| 12879 | Newcomb · PO box | — | — | |
| 12883 | Ticonderoga | 4,744 | $65,865 | |
| 12928 | Crown Point | 1,984 | $82,813 | |
| 12932 | Elizabethtown | 1,278 | $56,771 | |
| 12936 | Essex | 691 | $77,321 | |
| 12941 | Jay | 1,487 | $68,625 | |
| 12942 | Keene | 450 | $115,000 | |
| 12943 | Keene Valley | 260 | — | |
| 12944 | Keeseville | 3,910 | $72,207 | |
| 12946 | Lake Placid | 4,872 | $77,548 | |
| 12950 | Lewis | 628 | $82,794 | |
| 12956 | Mineville | 1,271 | $69,692 | |
| 12960 | Moriah | 1,143 | $64,702 | |
| 12961 | Moriah Center | 22 | — | |
| 12964 | New Russia | 73 | $99,688 | |
| 12974 | Port Henry | 1,617 | $47,278 | |
| 12975 | Port Kent | 78 | — | |
| 12977 | Ray Brook | 1,213 | — | |
| 12987 | Upper Jay | 119 | $127,083 | |
| 12993 | Westport | 1,926 | $80,139 | |
| 12996 | Willsboro | 1,903 | $69,766 | |
| 12997 | Wilmington | 1,251 | $82,344 | |
| 12998 | Witherbee | 399 | — |
Essex County at a glance
Compared with the U.S.
Household income distribution
<$25k
16%
$25–50k
19%
$50–75k
17%
$75–100k
14%
$100–150k
17%
$150–200k
9%
$200k+
8%
Highest education (adults 25+)
No diploma
8%
High school
33%
Some college
16%
Associate's
11%
Bachelor's
18%
Graduate
15%
How people get to work
Drove alone
70%
Carpooled
11%
Transit
0.8%
Walked
4%
Bicycle
0.3%
Worked from home
13%
Other
0.6%
At a glance
| Essex | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|
| Own their home | 77.3% | 65.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.8% | 35.7% |
| Work from home | 13.2% | 15.1% |
| Households with broadband | 91.9% | 91% |
| Without health insurance | 5% | 8.4% |
| Foreign-born | 4.1% | 14.1% |
| Veterans (of adults) | 8% | 6.2% |
| Unemployment | 4% | 5.2% |
| Average commute | 22.7 min | 26.4 min |