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12831 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12831 covers Gansevoort, New York, with a population of about 17,834 and a median household income of $100,833.

Population
17,834273 per square mile
Median age
40.82.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$100,8331.2× the New York median
Poverty rate
4.9%7.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$484,792up 33.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,36114% below the New York median
Degree or higher
43.6%8.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
76.5%11.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
251

Where 12831 is

Gansevoort, 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

Population17,834
Median age40.8
Family households67.2%
Born outside the US3%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.6%
White (non-Hispanic)92.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Hispanic or Latino3.3%
Veterans7.4%
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$100,833
Income per person$49,399
Poverty rate4.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k1.2%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k8.1%
$60–75k10.0%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k11.7%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k11.9%
$200k or more18.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,010
Mean adjusted gross income$92,933
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.4%
Returns, under $25k22.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.3%
Returns, $200k or more9.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$308,700
Median gross rent$1,361
Rent as a share of household income26%
Owner-occupied76.5%
Vacant homes2.5%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house72.6%
Attached house1.6%
2 to 4 units4.7%
5 to 19 units7.8%
20 or more units7.5%
Mobile home5.8%
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$484,792as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 65.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$484,792$133,679

$133,679 in 2000 to $484,792 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher43.6%
High school diploma or higher93.8%
Works from home15.6%
Drives to work alone78.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.9%
Health

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

Obesity33.8% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.6% 2.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.6% 8.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.6% 7.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.3% 7.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31% 3.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.9% 6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.4% 5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments251
People employed3,908
Annual payroll$261,794,000
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 15.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss21.3 out of 100
Community resilience89 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.

Wildfire70.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide68.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane62.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning57.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind49.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm47.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail45.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado43.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave40.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding32.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche22.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.4Relatively 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$100,833$84,578$78,538
Income per person$49,399$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate4.9%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$308,700$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,361$1,576$1,348
Homeownership76.5%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher43.6%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%6.2%5.2%
Works from home15.6%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US3%22.6%13.9%
Median age40.839.638.7
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 FARM, NY US16.2 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January31.2°F / 6.2°F3.34 in rain
February33.8°F / 6.5°F3.04 in rain
March43.8°F / 17.8°F3.49 in rain
April58.4°F / 29.9°F3.96 in rain
May70.6°F / 41.6°F3.64 in rain
June79.3°F / 51.6°F4.51 in rain
July83.9°F / 56.7°F4.67 in rain
August81.5°F / 54.2°F3.69 in rain
September73.5°F / 46.2°F4.08 in rain
October60.5°F / 34.8°F4.12 in rain
November47.6°F / 24.3°F3.9 in rain
December36.6°F / 14.1°F4.21 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 supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket29% of this ZIP code's area
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.

South Glens Falls Central School District73.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Schuylerville Central School District16.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Saratoga Springs City School District10.5% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

12833 Greenfield Center, NY11.8 km away
12866 Saratoga Springs, NY12.5 km away
12822 Corinth, NY12.7 km away
12803 South Glens Falls, NY13 km away
12871 Schuylerville, NY13.3 km away
12828 Fort Edward, NY13.7 km away
12884 Victory Mills, NY13.8 km away
12859 Porter Corners, NY14.5 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.

Saratoga County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area65.21 sq mi
Water area0.76 sq mi
Population density273 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.1803, -73.7053

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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