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13205 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 13205 covers Syracuse, New York, with a population of about 18,562 and a median household income of $39,171.

Population
18,5625,123 per square mile
Median age
39.40.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$39,17154% below the New York median
Poverty rate
26.9%14.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$153,871up 46.3% in five years
Median rent
$89843% below the New York median
Degree or higher
21.2%13.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
46.6%18.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
219

Where 13205 is

Syracuse, 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

Population18,562
Median age39.4
Family households53.1%
Born outside the US8.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home13%
White (non-Hispanic)36.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)44%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3%
Hispanic or Latino6.1%
Veterans6.5%
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$39,171
Income per person$24,809
Poverty rate26.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance32.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.8%
$10–15k7.5%
$15–20k4.7%
$20–25k12.3%
$25–30k4.4%
$30–35k6.2%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k4.2%
$45–50k4.4%
$50–60k6.0%
$60–75k8.3%
$75–100k9.5%
$100–125k7.0%
$125–150k3.1%
$150–200k3.8%
$200k or more2.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,050
Mean adjusted gross income$40,665
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.7%
Returns, under $25k41.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k5.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$96,300
Median gross rent$898
Rent as a share of household income37%
Owner-occupied46.6%
Vacant homes17.3%
Median year built1953

What the homes are

Detached house47.3%
Attached house4%
2 to 4 units23.9%
5 to 19 units4.3%
20 or more units19.8%
Mobile home0.7%
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$153,871as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 46.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 154.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$153,871$41,561

$46,776 in 2000 to $153,871 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%
High school diploma or higher82.7%
Works from home10.6%
Drives to work alone60.4%
Takes public transport9.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.5%
Health

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

Obesity45.1% 11.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.4% 6.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.8% 13.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.3% 9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37% 11.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.7% 8.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.3% 4.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.7% 7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.7% 8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.5% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52% 9.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41% 10.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.7% 4.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity31.9% 14.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps34.5% 20.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity24.7% 10.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability14.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport16.7% 7.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability24.6% 10.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.5% 5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability8.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat17.9% 9.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.1% 6.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.4% 3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost25.6% 12.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability10.5% 4.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments219
People employed3,125
Annual payroll$123,796,000
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 19.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss11.7 out of 100
Community resilience82.8 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.

Winter weather74.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind69.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm67.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning44.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado41.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail39.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire32.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide32.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave30.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake18.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.8Relatively 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$39,171$84,578$78,538
Income per person$24,809$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate26.9%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$96,300$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$898$1,576$1,348
Homeownership46.6%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.9%6.2%5.2%
Works from home10.6%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US8.5%22.6%13.9%
Median age39.439.638.7
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 stationSYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL AP, NY US11.5 km away
Rain in a year40 in
Snow in a year128 in

Average high and low by month

January31.7°F / 16.5°F2.58 in rain, 34 in snow
February33.6°F / 17.5°F2.46 in rain, 30.3 in snow
March42.4°F / 25.2°F3.04 in rain, 19.8 in snow
April56.4°F / 36.2°F3.48 in rain, 3 in snow
May69.2°F / 47.3°F3.42 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June77.3°F / 56.7°F3.56 in rain
July81.7°F / 62°F3.86 in rain
August80.3°F / 60.4°F3.7 in rain
September73.1°F / 52.7°F3.38 in rain
October60.1°F / 42.4°F3.89 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November48.3°F / 32.7°F3.23 in rain, 9.8 in snow
December37.1°F / 23.7°F3.28 in rain, 30.6 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 supermarket52% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket52% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket60% 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.

Syracuse City School District88.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Onondaga Central School District8.2% of this ZIP code's land area
LaFayette Central School District3% 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 vulnerability69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability12.6 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

13207 Syracuse, NY1.8 km away
13244 Syracuse, NY2.9 km away
13210 Syracuse, NY2.9 km away
13202 Syracuse, NY3.2 km away
13201 Syracuse, NY4 km away
13221 Syracuse, NY4 km away
13261 Syracuse, NY4 km away
13204 Syracuse, NY4.4 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.

Onondaga County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3.62 sq mi
Population density5,123 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.0123, -76.1452

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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