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12502 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12502 covers Ancram, New York, with a population of about 1,019 and a median household income of $83,583.

Population
1,01932 per square mile
Median age
50.812.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$83,583about the New York median
Poverty rate
6.1%6.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$567,344up 36.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,11429% below the New York median
Degree or higher
41.7%6.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
95.7%30.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
31

Where 12502 is

Ancram, 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

Population1,019
Median age50.8
Family households74.2%
Born outside the US5.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.9%
White (non-Hispanic)86.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans3.8%
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$83,583
Income per person$60,966
Poverty rate6.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k4.0%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k3.8%
$25–30k5.7%
$30–35k0.7%
$35–40k0.9%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k5.2%
$60–75k18.4%
$75–100k13.7%
$100–125k5.9%
$125–150k7.8%
$150–200k7.6%
$200k or more18.4%

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$117,176
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11.1%
Returns, under $25k24.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.5%
Returns, $200k or more11.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$332,800
Median gross rent$1,114
Owner-occupied95.7%
Vacant homes29.4%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house92.2%
2 to 4 units2%
20 or more units0.5%
Mobile home5.3%
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$567,344as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 117.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$567,344$110,863

$110,863 in 2000 to $567,344 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.7%
High school diploma or higher91.5%
Works from home10.5%
Drives to work alone57.3%
Takes public transport18.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.1%
Health

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

Obesity30.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.6% 0.6 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 health16.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.3% 6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.1% 2.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.2% 7.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.7% 4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.8% 5.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.3% 9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.3% 7.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.8% 3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.6% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments31
People employed221
Annual payroll$15,259,000
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 High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss24.5 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.

Landslide94Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane76Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail67.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm61.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning56.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado51.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind46.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather36.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave33.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake30.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche25.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought22.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave7.3Relatively 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$83,583$84,578$78,538
Income per person$60,966$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate6.1%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$332,800$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,114$1,576$1,348
Homeownership95.7%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.7%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate10.2%6.2%5.2%
Works from home10.5%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US5.2%22.6%13.9%
Median age50.839.638.7
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 stationCOPAKE, NY US8.1 km away
Rain in a year43 in
Snow in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January33.9°F / 14.2°F3.08 in rain, 15.5 in snow
February36.6°F / 15.4°F2.34 in rain, 10 in snow
March45.4°F / 23.3°F3.26 in rain, 10 in snow
April58.9°F / 34.3°F3.25 in rain, 1.8 in snow
May69.9°F / 44.7°F4.56 in rain
June77.7°F / 55°F4.32 in rain
July83°F / 59.8°F3.82 in rain
August80.9°F / 58.7°F3.81 in rain
September73.1°F / 51°F4.47 in rain
October60.4°F / 39.6°F4.2 in rain
November49.6°F / 30.3°F2.91 in rain, 1.8 in snow
December38.8°F / 21.3°F3.43 in rain, 10.5 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Taconic Hills Central School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Germantown Central School District31.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Hudson City School District10.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Pine Plains Central School District8.1% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

12503 Ancramdale, NY7.2 km away
12516 Copake, NY8 km away
12521 Craryville, NY10.2 km away
12567 Pine Plains, NY10.7 km away
12541 Livingston, NY11.4 km away
12523 Elizaville, NY11.5 km away
12517 Copake Falls, NY12.3 km away
12529 Hillsdale, NY13.7 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 area31.98 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq mi
Population density32 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.0851, -73.6424

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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