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12485 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12485 covers Tannersville, New York, with a population of about 1,136 and a median household income of $85,455.

Population
1,136122 per square mile
Median age
308.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$85,455about the New York median
Poverty rate
16.4%4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$408,390up 37.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,21223% below the New York median
Degree or higher
18.3%16.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
62.2%2.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
51

Where 12485 is

Tannersville, 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

Population1,136
Median age30
Family households72.1%
Born outside the US3.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.6%
White (non-Hispanic)79.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino19.5%
Veterans0.4%
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$85,455
Income per person$34,467
Poverty rate16.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k2.7%
$15–20k11.1%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k5.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k5.3%
$60–75k11.1%
$75–100k12.2%
$100–125k9.5%
$125–150k1.9%
$150–200k16.4%
$200k or more15.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed530
Mean adjusted gross income$77,489
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.5%
Returns, under $25k35.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.2%
Returns, $200k or more7.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$385,400
Median gross rent$1,212
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied62.2%
Vacant homes67.9%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house73.5%
Attached house2.9%
2 to 4 units13.7%
5 to 19 units8.6%
Mobile home1.2%
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$408,390as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 128.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$408,390$76,792

$76,792 in 2000 to $408,390 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%
High school diploma or higher97.5%
Works from home3.6%
Drives to work alone50.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.9%
Health

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

Obesity34.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.1% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.2% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17% 3.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.5% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.7% 4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.9% 3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments51
People employed277
Annual payroll$9,977,000
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 37.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss33.2 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.

Landslide82.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane76.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche64.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm47.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire45Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave41.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather40.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail40Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind36.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning29.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake29.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.4Very 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$85,455$84,578$78,538
Income per person$34,467$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate16.4%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$385,400$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,212$1,576$1,348
Homeownership62.2%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate1.6%6.2%5.2%
Works from home3.6%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US3.6%22.6%13.9%
Median age3039.638.7
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 US4.4 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Hunter-Tannersville Central School District99.6% 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 vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability6.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

12436 Haines Falls, NY2.6 km away
12427 Elka Park, NY3.6 km away
12424 East Jewett, NY5.7 km away
12442 Hunter, NY9.8 km away
12463 Palenville, NY10 km away
12473 Round Top, NY10.5 km away
12450 Lanesville, NY11.4 km away
12454 Maplecrest, NY11.8 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 area9.3 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq mi
Population density122 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.1956, -74.1338

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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