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12439 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12439 covers Hensonville, New York, with a population of about 380 and a median household income of $88,958.

Population
38038 per square mile
Median age
48.59.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$88,9581.1× the New York median
Poverty rate
6.3%6.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$400,063up 29.4% in five years
Degree or higher
24.3%10.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
92.7%27.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
11

Where 12439 is

Hensonville, 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

Population380
Median age48.5
Family households82.8%
Born outside the US3.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.5%
White (non-Hispanic)88.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino8.4%
Veterans5.3%
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$88,958
Income per person$42,543
Poverty rate6.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k9.9%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k4.6%
$50–60k6.6%
$60–75k2.6%
$75–100k25.2%
$100–125k23.8%
$125–150k4.6%
$150–200k17.2%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed170
Mean adjusted gross income$82,171
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k35.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied92.7%
Vacant homes72.4%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house58.1%
Attached house25.6%
2 to 4 units2.4%
5 to 19 units8.4%
20 or more units5.5%
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$400,063as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 105%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$400,063$86,477

$86,477 in 2000 to $400,063 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%
High school diploma or higher93.3%
Works from home18.2%
Drives to work alone72.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more29.1%
Health

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

Obesity32% 1.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.8% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.6% 3.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23% 2.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.6% 6.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.8% 7.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.2% 6.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28% 2.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.6% 7.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.4% 5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.1% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.8% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed21
Annual payroll$701,000
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 79% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss73.2 out of 100
Community resilience65.5 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.

River flooding95.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane81.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche65.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm62.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado54.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather53.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave52.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind49.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning42.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.8Very 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$88,958$84,578$78,538
Income per person$42,543$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate6.3%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,576$1,348
Homeownership92.7%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate0%6.2%5.2%
Works from home18.2%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US3.4%22.6%13.9%
Median age48.539.638.7
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 stationE JEWETT, NY US8.6 km away
Rain in a year56 in
Snow in a year94 in

Average high and low by month

January30.6°F / 11.2°F4.41 in rain, 20.9 in snow
February33.1°F / 11.8°F3.1 in rain, 18.4 in snow
March40.2°F / 18.5°F4.83 in rain, 18.4 in snow
April52.9°F / 29.7°F4.84 in rain, 6.3 in snow
May64.8°F / 40.3°F4 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June73°F / 49.2°F4.6 in rain
July77.2°F / 53.5°F4.6 in rain
August75.6°F / 51.6°F5.06 in rain
September68.9°F / 44.9°F5.27 in rain
October57.3°F / 35.4°F6.04 in rain, 2.1 in snow
November45.6°F / 26.8°F4.76 in rain, 6.1 in snow
December35°F / 18.2°F4.54 in rain, 22.1 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%.

Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District99.7% 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 vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

12454 Maplecrest, NY4.3 km away
12496 Windham, NY4.8 km away
12444 Jewett, NY5.6 km away
12442 Hunter, NY6.6 km away
12424 East Jewett, NY8.2 km away
12418 Cornwallville, NY9.2 km away
12407 Ashland, NY9.7 km away
12470 Purling, NY11.5 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.

Greene County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.12 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density38 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.2898, -74.2165

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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