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12137 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12137 covers Pattersonville, New York, with a population of about 2,347 and a median household income of $96,678.

Population
2,347101 per square mile
Median age
31.86.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$96,6781.1× the New York median
Poverty rate
15%2.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$332,125up 27.2% in five years
Median rent
$3,500+2.2× the New York median
Degree or higher
29.1%5.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.2%15.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
25

Where 12137 is

Pattersonville, 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

Population2,347
Median age31.8
Family households68.1%
Born outside the US11.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.9%
White (non-Hispanic)92.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans4.8%
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$96,678
Income per person$39,640
Poverty rate15%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k14.0%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k0.5%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.9%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k20.0%
$100–125k12.6%
$125–150k9.1%
$150–200k14.3%
$200k or more11.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed910
Mean adjusted gross income$76,646
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.4%
Returns, under $25k22.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.9%
Returns, $200k or more4.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$267,200
Median gross rent$3,500+
Owner-occupied80.2%
Vacant homes6.6%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house77.8%
20 or more units13.1%
Mobile home9%
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$332,125as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 84.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$332,125$97,506

$97,506 in 2000 to $332,125 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%
High school diploma or higher95.4%
Works from home4.7%
Drives to work alone88.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.4%
Health

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

Obesity34.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10% 2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.8% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.1% 3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.3% 8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.2% 4.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.7% 5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.4% 6.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79% 3.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.9% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11% 2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments25
People employed112
Annual payroll$4,540,000
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 27% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss36.1 out of 100
Community resilience77.8 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.

Landslide84.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane62.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm62.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning56.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail52.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding51.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado49.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather49.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind46.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave44.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake32.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.5Relatively 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$96,678$84,578$78,538
Income per person$39,640$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate15%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$267,200$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$3,500+$1,576$1,348
Homeownership80.2%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%6.2%5.2%
Works from home4.7%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US11.3%22.6%13.9%
Median age31.839.638.7
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 stationDELANSON 2NE, NY US10 km away
Rain in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January31.1°F / 12.2°F2.62 in rain
February33.8°F / 12.9°F2.35 in rain
March42°F / 20.4°F3.26 in rain
April56.8°F / 33.2°F3.44 in rain
May69.9°F / 44.1°F3.52 in rain
June76.9°F / 53.5°F4.96 in rain
July81.5°F / 58.6°F4.48 in rain
August79.7°F / 55.7°F4.14 in rain
September73.7°F / 48.5°F3.58 in rain
October58.7°F / 37.7°F4.46 in rain
November47.8°F / 28.1°F2.77 in rain
December35.9°F / 19°F3.04 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Schalmont Central School District90.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Amsterdam City School District9.4% 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 vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Household characteristics16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

12325 Schenectady, NY5.6 km away
12150 Rotterdam Junction, NY6.8 km away
12056 Duanesburg, NY9.4 km away
12010 Amsterdam, NY11.2 km away
12302 Schenectady, NY11.3 km away
12053 Delanson, NY12.5 km away
12306 Schenectady, NY13.4 km away
12086 Hagaman, NY13.6 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.

Schenectady County81.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Montgomery County18.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area23.3 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq mi
Population density101 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.8499, -74.1231

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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