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12823 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12823 covers Cossayuna, New York, with a median household income of $114,450.

Median age
45.66.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$114,4501.4× the New York median
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$319,338up 32.3% in five years
Degree or higher
74.2%39.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
94.7%29.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 12823 is

Cossayuna, 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 age45.6
Family households74.2%
Born outside the US1.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.8%
White (non-Hispanic)97.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans4.7%
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$114,450
Income per person$44,743
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k9.3%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k7.1%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k5.3%
$60–75k8.0%
$75–100k3.6%
$100–125k57.8%
$125–150k7.1%
$150–200k1.8%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed140
Mean adjusted gross income$79,179
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k21.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k21.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$195,200
Owner-occupied94.7%
Vacant homes8.2%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house81.6%
Mobile home18.4%
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$319,338as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200720162026$319,338$164,322

$167,517 in 2007 to $319,338 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher74.2%
High school diploma or higher96.5%
Works from home5.8%
Drives to work alone94.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.2%
Health

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

Obesity27.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.1% 3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22% 3.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below 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 year83% 6.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.6% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.1% 8.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.9% 9.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.3% 6.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.8% 5.6 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)13.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.4% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.8% 6.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed1
Annual payroll$64,000
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 55.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss58.8 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.

Lightning93.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm76.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave73.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane70.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail62.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado55.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather55.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.9Relatively 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$114,450$84,578$78,538
Income per person$44,743$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate0%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$195,200$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,576$1,348
Homeownership94.7%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher74.2%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate0%6.2%5.2%
Works from home5.8%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US1.8%22.6%13.9%
Median age45.639.638.7
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 US24 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Greenwich Central School District66.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Salem Central School District33.3% 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 vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability6.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

12809 Argyle, NY6.8 km away
12865 Salem, NY7.6 km away
12834 Greenwich, NY11.7 km away
12873 Shushan, NY11.7 km away
12848 Middle Falls, NY12.2 km away
12828 Fort Edward, NY15.5 km away
12816 Cambridge, NY15.7 km away
12884 Victory Mills, NY17.1 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 area3.87 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.1837, -73.4268

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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