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12517 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12517 covers Copake Falls, New York, with a median household income of $143,250.

Median age
62.223.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$143,2501.7× the New York median
Poverty rate
15.2%2.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$492,636up 38.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,14228% below the New York median
Degree or higher
21%14 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.9%11.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 12517 is

Copake Falls, 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

Median age62.2
Family households72.2%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)79.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino17%
Veterans0%
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$143,250
Income per person$57,249
Poverty rate15.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k9.3%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k8.3%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k7.4%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k22.2%
$125–150k14.8%
$150–200k27.8%
$200k or more10.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed190
Mean adjusted gross income$88,168
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k21.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k31.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$425,000
Median gross rent$1,142
Owner-occupied76.9%
Vacant homes31.6%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house72.2%
2 to 4 units17.7%
20 or more units3.8%
Mobile home6.3%
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$492,636as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 103.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$492,636$109,308

$109,308 in 2000 to $492,636 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher21%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home4.6%
Drives to work alone79.8%
Takes public transport5.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.4%
Health

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

Obesity31.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27% 1.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.9% 6.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81% 6.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.7% 5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90% 4.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.8% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.3% 1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.4% 6.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.9% 3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed18
Annual payroll$807,000
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 84.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss70.7 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.

Landslide96.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm87.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane85.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail83.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind77.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado77.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather62Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake54.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche28.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave17.1Relatively 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$143,250$84,578$78,538
Income per person$57,249$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate15.2%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$425,000$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,142$1,576$1,348
Homeownership76.9%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate0%6.2%5.2%
Works from home4.6%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0%22.6%13.9%
Median age62.239.638.7
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 US4.3 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%.

Taconic Hills Central School District100% 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

12516 Copake, NY4.5 km away
01258 South Egremont, MA6 km away
12529 Hillsdale, NY6.4 km away
01252 North Egremont, MA8.7 km away
12502 Ancram, NY12.3 km away
12503 Ancramdale, NY12.4 km away
12521 Craryville, NY12.8 km away
01257 Sheffield, MA13 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 area4.78 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.1367, -73.5108

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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