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13815 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 13815 covers Norwich, New York, with a population of about 12,855 and a median household income of $59,757.

Population
12,855119 per square mile
Median age
43.64.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$59,75729% below the New York median
Poverty rate
13.3%0.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$156,817up 26.7% in five years
Median rent
$83547% below the New York median
Degree or higher
24.2%10.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
65.5%0.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
349

Where 13815 is

Norwich, 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

Population12,855
Median age43.6
Family households58.6%
Born outside the US3.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home5%
White (non-Hispanic)89.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino4.5%
Veterans8.9%
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$59,757
Income per person$34,480
Poverty rate13.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k5.4%
$15–20k4.9%
$20–25k4.8%
$25–30k5.3%
$30–35k5.7%
$35–40k5.6%
$40–45k5.1%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k7.9%
$75–100k13.3%
$100–125k9.9%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k9.3%
$200k or more3.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,780
Mean adjusted gross income$62,981
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.9%
Returns, under $25k29.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.8%
Returns, $200k or more2.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$127,200
Median gross rent$835
Rent as a share of household income26.6%
Owner-occupied65.5%
Vacant homes13.8%
Median year built1963

What the homes are

Detached house58.1%
Attached house2%
2 to 4 units15.9%
5 to 19 units5.6%
20 or more units6%
Mobile home12.4%
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$156,817as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$156,817$54,173

$54,173 in 2000 to $156,817 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%
High school diploma or higher89.6%
Works from home9.1%
Drives to work alone80%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8%
Health

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

Obesity36.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.6% 2.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.2% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.6% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80% 3.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.4% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.1% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24% 0.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.9% 1.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.2% 2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16% 2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.2% 6.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments349
People employed5,630
Annual payroll$276,608,000
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 58.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss57.4 out of 100
Community resilience43.9 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.

Landslide87.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather72Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm65.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave60.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane59.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado49.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind48.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail40.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8Very 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$59,757$84,578$78,538
Income per person$34,480$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate13.3%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$127,200$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$835$1,576$1,348
Homeownership65.5%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate7.7%6.2%5.2%
Works from home9.1%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US3.5%22.6%13.9%
Median age43.639.638.7
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 stationNORWICH, NY US3.4 km away
Rain in a year45 in
Snow in a year75 in

Average high and low by month

January31.5°F / 11.8°F3.18 in rain, 17.8 in snow
February33.9°F / 11.7°F2.73 in rain, 17.4 in snow
March42.7°F / 19.9°F3.51 in rain, 14.7 in snow
April56.5°F / 31.9°F3.8 in rain, 2.3 in snow
May68.9°F / 42.5°F3.59 in rain
June77.1°F / 52.3°F4.95 in rain
July81.1°F / 56.6°F4.38 in rain
August79.4°F / 55.3°F4.42 in rain
September72.5°F / 47.9°F4.02 in rain
October60.1°F / 37.1°F3.88 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November47.4°F / 27.4°F3.22 in rain, 5.6 in snow
December36.5°F / 19.9°F3.59 in rain, 16.7 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 supermarket19% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket73% 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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Norwich City School District69.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Unadilla Valley Central School District15.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Sherburne-Earlville Central School District10.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Oxford Academy and Central School District1.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District1.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Georgetown-South Otselic Central School District1% 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

13814 North Norwich, NY6.9 km away
13844 South Plymouth, NY11.2 km away
13843 South New Berlin, NY11.7 km away
13830 Oxford, NY12 km away
13832 Plymouth, NY12.6 km away
13780 Guilford, NY13.3 km away
13460 Sherburne, NY16.5 km away
13758 East Pharsalia, NY16.6 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.

Chenango County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area108.22 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq mi
Population density119 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.5414, -75.5274

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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