Postal Codes

13687 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 13687 covers South Colton, New York, with a population of about 421 and a median household income of $43,355.

Population
4216 per square mile
Median age
55.917.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$43,35549% below the New York median
Poverty rate
16.1%3.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$169,474up 20.5% in five years
Degree or higher
22.4%12.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
97.4%32.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 13687 is

South Colton, 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

Population421
Median age55.9
Family households60.5%
Born outside the US1.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.5%
White (non-Hispanic)99%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans4.1%
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$43,355
Income per person$32,640
Poverty rate16.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.7%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k15.9%
$25–30k8.2%
$30–35k12.3%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k9.7%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k4.6%
$75–100k8.2%
$100–125k1.5%
$125–150k1.0%
$150–200k13.3%
$200k or more6.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed240
Mean adjusted gross income$64,250
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k20.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k20.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$165,600
Owner-occupied97.4%
Vacant homes63.1%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house95.3%
Mobile home4.7%
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$169,474as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 65.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$169,474$42,952

$42,952 in 2000 to $169,474 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%
High school diploma or higher92%
Works from home10.3%
Drives to work alone75.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12%
Health

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

Obesity40.6% 7.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.9% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.7% 6.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.9% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.6% 9.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.6% 6.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12% 4.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.4% 7.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.6% 2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.5% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.1% 2.2 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 disability15.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.6% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed44
Annual payroll$762,000
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 21.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss24 out of 100
Community resilience59.1 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.

Landslide93.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather64.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake62Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave56.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning35.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado15Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche6.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.5Very 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$43,355$84,578$78,538
Income per person$32,640$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate16.1%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$165,600$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,576$1,348
Homeownership97.4%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate1%6.2%5.2%
Works from home10.3%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US1.2%22.6%13.9%
Median age55.939.638.7
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 stationCOLTON 2 N, NY US11.7 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January25.9°F / 6.1°F2.69 in rain
February28.5°F / 8.6°F2.35 in rain
March37.5°F / 18°F2.78 in rain
April52.6°F / 31.5°F3.56 in rain
May66.8°F / 43.9°F3.57 in rain
June75.4°F / 53.9°F4.02 in rain
July79.7°F / 58.2°F4.32 in rain
August78.3°F / 56.6°F3.66 in rain
September70.7°F / 48.2°F4.07 in rain
October57°F / 38.1°F4.57 in rain
November43.9°F / 27.3°F3.37 in rain
December32°F / 15.6°F3.07 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 supermarket41% 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%.

Colton-Pierrepont Central School District99.9% 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

13625 Colton, NY5.7 km away
13672 Parishville, NY11.2 km away
13647 Hannawa Falls, NY14.7 km away
13676 Potsdam, NY19.2 km away
13699 Potsdam, NY20.8 km away
13696 West Stockholm, NY23.5 km away
13684 Russell, NY23.6 km away
13677 Pyrites, NY25.8 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.

St. Lawrence County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area75.81 sq mi
Water area8.86 sq mi
Population density6 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.5041, -74.8607

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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