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10012 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 10012 covers New York, New York, with a population of about 21,846 and a median household income of $130,938.

Population
21,84667,436 per square mile
Median age
35.53.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$130,9381.5× the New York median
Poverty rate
11%1.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$2,914,364down 1% in five years
Median rent
$2,7311.7× the New York median
Degree or higher
83.3%48.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
21.5%43.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
2,479

Where 10012 is

New York, New York — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population21,846
Median age35.5
Family households30.2%
Born outside the US28.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home23.7%
White (non-Hispanic)65.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)17.3%
Hispanic or Latino10.5%
Veterans1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$130,938
Income per person$121,869
Poverty rate11%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.4%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k1.9%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k2.9%
$60–75k6.7%
$75–100k7.9%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k9.4%
$200k or more33.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed11,780
Mean adjusted gross income$346,324
Returns declaring $200,000 or more27.7%
Returns, under $25k14.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.8%
Returns, $200k or more27.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,500,000
Median gross rent$2,731
Rent as a share of household income24.5%
Owner-occupied21.5%
Vacant homes18.3%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house0.3%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units5.3%
5 to 19 units35.6%
20 or more units58.1%
Mobile home0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$2,914,364as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsdown 18.9%
Typical asking rent$5,395as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 9%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 56.3%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 58.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$3,592,836$1,048,385

$1,048,385 in 2000 to $2,914,364 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$5,395$3,370

$3,370 in 2015 to $5,395 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher83.3%
High school diploma or higher96%
Works from home25.5%
Drives to work alone3.6%
Takes public transport34.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity15.9% 17.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes5.5% 6.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.1% 7.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure20.4% 13.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10% 10.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.9% 11.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis15.7% 9.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking25.7% 9.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69% 5.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.1% 7.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.9% 10.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability18.3% 12.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.8% 8.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.4% 7.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32% 4.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability6.8% 7.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.3% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32% 4.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6% 7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.7% 2.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments2,479
People employed38,497
Annual payroll$3,643,034,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 44.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Very High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss44.1 out of 100
Community resilience56.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Heat wave75.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane75.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake65.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather56.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind54.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave47.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail47.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado28.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm25.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding21.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning17.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide10.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New York and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$130,938$84,578$78,538
Income per person$121,869$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate11%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$1,500,000$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$2,731$1,576$1,348
Homeownership21.5%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher83.3%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%6.2%5.2%
Works from home25.5%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US28.4%22.6%13.9%
Median age35.539.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationNEW YORK CNTRL PK TWR, NY US6.4 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January39.5°F / 27.9°F3.64 in rain, 8.8 in snow
February42.2°F / 29.5°F3.19 in rain, 10.1 in snow
March49.9°F / 35.8°F4.29 in rain, 5 in snow
April61.8°F / 45.5°F4.09 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May71.4°F / 55°F3.96 in rain
June79.7°F / 64.4°F4.54 in rain
July84.9°F / 70.1°F4.6 in rain
August83.3°F / 68.9°F4.56 in rain
September76.2°F / 62.3°F4.31 in rain
October64.5°F / 51.4°F4.38 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November54°F / 42°F3.58 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December44.3°F / 33.8°F4.38 in rain, 4.9 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

New York City Department Of Education100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Walkability15.7 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

10013 New York, NY0.9 km away
10003 New York, NY1 km away
10020 New York, NY1.1 km away
10014 New York, NY1.1 km away
10278 New York, NY1.2 km away
10004 New York, NY1.4 km away
10008 New York, NY1.4 km away
10043 New York, NY1.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

New York County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.32 sq mi
Population density67,436 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7255, -73.9983

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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