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13244 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 13244 covers Syracuse, New York, with a population of about 8,816.

Population
8,81612,191 per square mile
Median age
19.319.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
14

Where 13244 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

Population8,816
Median age19.3
Born outside the US9.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.1%
White (non-Hispanic)63.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)20.6%
Hispanic or Latino6.5%
Veterans0%
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

Income per person$3,537
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median year built1938
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate15.3%
Works from home17%
Drives to work alone4.5%
Takes public transport14.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.9%
Health

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

Obesity32.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes2.1% 9.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.2% 3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure14.3% 19.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression32% 10.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.1% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis5.6% 19.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication22.3% 52.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.8% 6.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease1.2% 5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening62.4% 23.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability27.8% 13 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening54.9% 9.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.4% 3.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.7% 13.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity33.3% 16.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps31.7% 17.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability2.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol13% 23.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.2% 7.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability15.6% 7.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport22.5% 13.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness47.9% 13.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.9% 4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)31% 14.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability5.1% 8.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.5% 2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14.1% 5.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments14
People employed9,961
Annual payroll$481,556,000
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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 24.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss21.4 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.

Ice storm78.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind76.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane54.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide49.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail46.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding38.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave33.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake31.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire25.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave21.6Relatively 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$84,578$78,538
Income per person$3,537$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate13.7%12.4%
Median home value$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,576$1,348
Homeownership54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.6%35%
Unemployment rate15.3%6.2%5.2%
Works from home17%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US9.3%22.6%13.9%
Median age19.339.638.7
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 US8.7 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket23% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket1% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Syracuse City School District80.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District19.1% 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 vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Walkability10.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

13202 Syracuse, NY0.8 km away
13210 Syracuse, NY1 km away
13201 Syracuse, NY1.3 km away
13221 Syracuse, NY1.3 km away
13261 Syracuse, NY1.3 km away
13252 Syracuse, NY2 km away
13235 Syracuse, NY2.3 km away
13203 Syracuse, NY2.6 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 area0.72 sq mi
Population density12,191 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.0377, -76.1396

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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