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12029 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12029 covers Canaan, New York, with a population of about 1,017 and a median household income of $104,167.

Population
1,01749 per square mile
Median age
54.816.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$104,1671.2× the New York median
Poverty rate
6.1%6.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$536,696up 33.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,4319% below the New York median
Degree or higher
47.3%12.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
84.8%19.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
39

Where 12029 is

Canaan, New York — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,017
Median age54.8
Family households54.9%
Born outside the US3.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.2%
White (non-Hispanic)91%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.4%
Veterans4.4%
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$104,167
Income per person$60,449
Poverty rate6.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.9%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k10.0%
$20–25k1.0%
$25–30k0.6%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k4.1%
$40–45k4.7%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k4.1%
$60–75k2.6%
$75–100k9.3%
$100–125k14.0%
$125–150k11.8%
$150–200k15.7%
$200k or more11.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed540
Mean adjusted gross income$133,450
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14.8%
Returns, under $25k20.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.2%
Returns, $200k or more14.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$374,700
Median gross rent$1,431
Owner-occupied84.8%
Vacant homes34.8%
Median year built1950

What the homes are

Detached house89.1%
Attached house3%
2 to 4 units6.4%
20 or more units0.1%
Mobile home1.3%
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$536,696as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 98.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$536,696$134,194

$134,194 in 2000 to $536,696 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%
High school diploma or higher97.8%
Works from home26%
Drives to work alone60.4%
Takes public transport4.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.4%
Health

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

Obesity28.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.9% 4.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12% 4.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.3% 6.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening75% 10.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.3% 6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.6% 6.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.7% 9.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.4% 7.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.1% 5.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.9% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.1% 6.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.5% 2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.1% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.6% 2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments39
People employed371
Annual payroll$17,732,000
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 33.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss33.2 out of 100
Community resilience71.1 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.

Landslide95Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane74.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm66.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning58.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado54.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail53.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire48.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather39.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave37.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind36.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake28.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche23.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave5Very 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$104,167$84,578$78,538
Income per person$60,449$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate6.1%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$374,700$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,431$1,576$1,348
Homeownership84.8%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%6.2%5.2%
Works from home26%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US3.6%22.6%13.9%
Median age54.839.638.7
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 stationPITTSFIELD MUNI AP, MA US10.5 km away
Rain in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January30.1°F / 13.9°F2.67 in rain
February33.1°F / 15°F2.52 in rain
March41.7°F / 23.1°F3.08 in rain
April55.2°F / 33.8°F3.38 in rain
May67°F / 44.4°F3.79 in rain
June74.6°F / 53.1°F4.58 in rain
July79.3°F / 58°F4.18 in rain
August77.6°F / 56.5°F3.82 in rain
September70.4°F / 48.9°F4.5 in rain
October58.3°F / 38.5°F4.56 in rain
November46.6°F / 29.2°F3.52 in rain
December35.5°F / 20.9°F3.63 in rain
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

New Lebanon Central School District63.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Chatham Central School District31.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Northeast Central School District4.8% 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01254 Richmond, MA5.7 km away
12060 East Chatham, NY6.5 km away
12125 New Lebanon, NY7.7 km away
12195 West Lebanon, NY9.1 km away
01266 West Stockbridge, MA9.1 km away
12017 Austerlitz, NY10.6 km away
12136 Old Chatham, NY11.6 km away
12024 Brainard, NY12 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.

Columbia County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area20.82 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq mi
Population density49 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4132, -73.4159

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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