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12885 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12885 covers Warrensburg, New York, with a population of about 4,531 and a median household income of $65,454.

Population
4,53156 per square mile
Median age
49.410.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$65,45423% below the New York median
Poverty rate
12.5%about the US average
Typical home value
$259,409up 30.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,04234% below the New York median
Degree or higher
16.6%18.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.7%13.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
112

Where 12885 is

Warrensburg, 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

Population4,531
Median age49.4
Family households52.1%
Born outside the US4.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home4%
White (non-Hispanic)88.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Hispanic or Latino3%
Veterans7.7%
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$65,454
Income per person$36,725
Poverty rate12.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.4%
$10–15k3.8%
$15–20k9.3%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k7.4%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k11.0%
$60–75k7.7%
$75–100k15.7%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k7.3%
$150–200k9.4%
$200k or more3.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,130
Mean adjusted gross income$55,412
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.9%
Returns, under $25k31.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.3%
Returns, $200k or more1.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$149,000
Median gross rent$1,042
Rent as a share of household income29.2%
Owner-occupied78.7%
Vacant homes20.5%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house72.7%
Attached house0.7%
2 to 4 units12.8%
5 to 19 units2.8%
Mobile home11%
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$259,409as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 75.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$259,409$69,729

$69,729 in 2000 to $259,409 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%
High school diploma or higher83.8%
Works from home9.1%
Drives to work alone76.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.4%
Health

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

Obesity33.2% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.3% 6.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.7% 4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.4% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70% 5.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.8% 2.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.1% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.2% 1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.6% 5.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments112
People employed1,007
Annual payroll$42,199,000
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 53.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss54.4 out of 100
Community resilience93.3 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.

Lightning94.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave89.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather59.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind59.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane56.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche55.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm46.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail46.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado41Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.7Very 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$65,454$84,578$78,538
Income per person$36,725$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate12.5%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$149,000$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,042$1,576$1,348
Homeownership78.7%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate0.5%6.2%5.2%
Works from home9.1%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US4.5%22.6%13.9%
Median age49.439.638.7
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 US21.6 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket57% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Warrensburg Central School District87.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Johnsburg Central School District4.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Hadley-Luzerne Central School District4.5% of this ZIP code's land area
North Warren Central School District3.3% 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

12810 Athol, NY7.5 km away
12824 Diamond Point, NY7.6 km away
12845 Lake George, NY12 km away
12820 Cleverdale, NY12.7 km away
12814 Bolton Landing, NY12.9 km away
12844 Kattskill Bay, NY13.6 km away
12843 Johnsburg, NY13.8 km away
12878 Stony Creek, NY15.4 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.

Warren County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area80.3 sq mi
Water area2.04 sq mi
Population density56 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.5003, -73.7920

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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