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12809 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12809 covers Argyle, New York, with a population of about 3,639 and a median household income of $74,631.

Population
3,63970 per square mile
Median age
48.810.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$74,63112% below the New York median
Poverty rate
8.9%3.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$280,451up 30.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,10030% below the New York median
Degree or higher
20.8%14.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
88%23 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
52

Where 12809 is

Argyle, 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

Population3,639
Median age48.8
Family households65.1%
Born outside the US2.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.8%
White (non-Hispanic)94.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.7%
Veterans6.2%
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$74,631
Income per person$34,342
Poverty rate8.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.6%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k5.7%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k1.6%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k4.9%
$45–50k4.4%
$50–60k8.5%
$60–75k11.1%
$75–100k13.1%
$100–125k14.0%
$125–150k10.0%
$150–200k9.7%
$200k or more2.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,590
Mean adjusted gross income$66,352
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k24.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.2%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$222,700
Median gross rent$1,100
Owner-occupied88%
Vacant homes19.4%
Median year built1964

What the homes are

Detached house82.4%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units3.7%
5 to 19 units1.3%
20 or more units2.4%
Mobile home9%
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$280,451as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$280,451$69,864

$69,864 in 2000 to $280,451 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%
High school diploma or higher92.4%
Works from home7.7%
Drives to work alone77.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.7%
Health

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

Obesity31.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.9% 1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.4% 1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.7% 6.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.7% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.1% 5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.6% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.7% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments52
People employed719
Annual payroll$38,563,000
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 35.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss24.5 out of 100
Community resilience60.3 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.

Landslide94.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning91.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave72Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane70.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail64.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding55Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather53.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm53Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind52.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado49Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche46.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave29.3Relatively 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$74,631$84,578$78,538
Income per person$34,342$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate8.9%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$222,700$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,100$1,576$1,348
Homeownership88%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate2.8%6.2%5.2%
Works from home7.7%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US2.1%22.6%13.9%
Median age48.839.638.7
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 stationGLENS FALLS AP, NY US17.5 km away
Rain in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January29.7°F / 9.7°F2.56 in rain
February33.1°F / 10.6°F1.95 in rain
March42.5°F / 20.9°F2.79 in rain
April56.6°F / 32.7°F3.1 in rain
May69°F / 43.9°F3.35 in rain
June77.1°F / 52.9°F3.72 in rain
July81.5°F / 57.8°F4.26 in rain
August79.6°F / 55.9°F3.48 in rain
September71.9°F / 47.5°F3.3 in rain
October59.2°F / 36.8°F3.68 in rain
November46.7°F / 27.6°F3.01 in rain
December35.3°F / 18°F3.01 in rain
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.

Argyle Central School District87.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Hartford Central School District7.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Greenwich Central School District3.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Salem Central School District1.2% 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 vulnerability62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

12823 Cossayuna, NY6.8 km away
12828 Fort Edward, NY10 km away
12865 Salem, NY12.3 km away
12839 Hudson Falls, NY12.4 km away
12838 Hartford, NY13.3 km away
12803 South Glens Falls, NY14.3 km away
12848 Middle Falls, NY16.1 km away
12834 Greenwich, NY16.3 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.

Washington County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area52.23 sq mi
Water area1.3 sq mi
Population density70 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.2381, -73.4641

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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