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12523 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12523 covers Elizaville, New York, with a population of about 2,132 and a median household income of $54,128.

Population
2,13295 per square mile
Median age
51.913.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$54,12836% below the New York median
Poverty rate
18.9%6.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$426,481up 36.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,16326% below the New York median
Degree or higher
28.6%6.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.6%13.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
23

Where 12523 is

Elizaville, 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

Population2,132
Median age51.9
Family households58.5%
Born outside the US5.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.2%
White (non-Hispanic)88.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino5.4%
Veterans9.3%
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$54,128
Income per person$44,813
Poverty rate18.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k6.4%
$20–25k1.2%
$25–30k4.6%
$30–35k13.0%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k1.3%
$45–50k7.8%
$50–60k10.9%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k6.5%
$100–125k3.9%
$125–150k4.3%
$150–200k10.9%
$200k or more12.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed920
Mean adjusted gross income$87,074
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.5%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.3%
Returns, $200k or more6.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$331,600
Median gross rent$1,163
Owner-occupied78.6%
Vacant homes21.5%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house71.3%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units7.8%
5 to 19 units1.6%
20 or more units0.4%
Mobile home17.2%
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$426,481as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 101.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$426,481$92,516

$92,516 in 2000 to $426,481 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%
High school diploma or higher92.8%
Works from home22.7%
Drives to work alone67.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.8%
Health

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

Obesity32.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.3% 1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20% 1.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90% 4.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.5% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.2% 2.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42% 5.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.4% 4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 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 disability15.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.6% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.8% 3.8 pts above 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 establishments23
People employed238
Annual payroll$13,697,000
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 32.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss29.2 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.

Landslide92Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane74.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail68.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire68Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm58.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding56Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado53.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind50Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake34.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave33.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave15.7Relatively 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$54,128$84,578$78,538
Income per person$44,813$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate18.9%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$331,600$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,163$1,576$1,348
Homeownership78.6%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate9.9%6.2%5.2%
Works from home22.7%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US5.3%22.6%13.9%
Median age51.939.638.7
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 stationHUDSON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, NY US17.5 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year31 in

Average high and low by month

January35.4°F / 17.8°F2.68 in rain, 8.2 in snow
February38.4°F / 19.4°F2.59 in rain, 8.5 in snow
March48.3°F / 27.6°F3.3 in rain, 4.4 in snow
April62.9°F / 37.8°F3.61 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May73.8°F / 49°F3.48 in rain
June81.2°F / 57.8°F4.96 in rain
July85.4°F / 62.5°F3.93 in rain
August83.1°F / 61.1°F4.46 in rain
September75.4°F / 54.5°F4.28 in rain
October63.8°F / 43.1°F4.2 in rain
November51.1°F / 33.3°F3 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December39.9°F / 24.7°F3.61 in rain, 9.1 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Germantown Central School District67.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Hudson City School District19.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Pine Plains Central School District12.1% 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 vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability3.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

12541 Livingston, NY6.1 km away
12526 Germantown, NY7.5 km away
12583 Tivoli, NY10.6 km away
12571 Red Hook, NY11.1 km away
12502 Ancram, NY11.5 km away
12453 Malden On Hudson, NY12.7 km away
12490 West Camp, NY13.1 km away
12504 Annandale On Hudson, NY13.5 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.

Columbia County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area22.33 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq mi
Population density95 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.0902, -73.7818

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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