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13856 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 13856 covers Walton, New York, with a population of about 5,915 and a median household income of $48,852.

Population
5,91533 per square mile
Median age
49.711 points above the US average
Median household income
$48,85242% below the New York median
Poverty rate
24.9%12.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$210,589up 32.2% in five years
Median rent
$76452% below the New York median
Degree or higher
25.1%9.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.7%8.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
126

Where 13856 is

Walton, 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

Population5,915
Median age49.7
Family households60.3%
Born outside the US2.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.7%
White (non-Hispanic)90.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino2.5%
Veterans3.9%
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$48,852
Income per person$32,479
Poverty rate24.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.4%
$10–15k7.9%
$15–20k6.3%
$20–25k7.0%
$25–30k4.3%
$30–35k5.5%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k7.0%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k5.4%
$75–100k17.2%
$100–125k6.3%
$125–150k0.7%
$150–200k6.7%
$200k or more5.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,690
Mean adjusted gross income$58,990
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.2%
Returns, under $25k30.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.0%
Returns, $200k or more2.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$144,100
Median gross rent$764
Rent as a share of household income27.3%
Owner-occupied73.7%
Vacant homes24.8%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house71.1%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units12.1%
5 to 19 units3.9%
20 or more units0.9%
Mobile home11.7%
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$210,589as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$210,589$59,309

$59,309 in 2000 to $210,589 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%
High school diploma or higher92.4%
Works from home11.1%
Drives to work alone72.1%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.8%
Health

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

Obesity36.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.5% 5.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.2% 8.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23% 2.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.2% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.7% 7.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.8% 8.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.7% 5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88% 2.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.1% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.2% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.7% 4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24% 0.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40% 3.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.7% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.8% 1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.5% 4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.3% 7.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments126
People employed1,076
Annual payroll$48,411,000
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 68.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss60.9 out of 100
Community resilience51.1 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.

Landslide94.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather72.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave67.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane66.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind60Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche59.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado50.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail49.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm27.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.2Very 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$48,852$84,578$78,538
Income per person$32,479$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate24.9%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$144,100$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$764$1,576$1,348
Homeownership73.7%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.4%6.2%5.2%
Works from home11.1%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US2.9%22.6%13.9%
Median age49.739.638.7
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 stationWALTON 2, NY US1.2 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January31.5°F / 11.4°F3.5 in rain
February34.2°F / 11.5°F2.62 in rain
March42.5°F / 19.1°F3.52 in rain
April55.6°F / 30.8°F4.16 in rain
May66.8°F / 40.5°F4.18 in rain
June74.6°F / 50.1°F4.96 in rain
July78.8°F / 54.5°F4.53 in rain
August77.7°F / 53.8°F5.15 in rain
September71.3°F / 46.7°F4.63 in rain
October59.6°F / 35.9°F4.67 in rain
November47.2°F / 26.8°F3.66 in rain
December36.1°F / 18.9°F3.56 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 supermarket51% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket51% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Walton Central School District79.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Hancock Central School District7.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Deposit Central School District6.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Franklin Central School District3.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Delaware Academy Central School District at Delhi1.8% 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 vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

13847 Trout Creek, NY10.8 km away
13782 Hamden, NY12.8 km away
13752 Delancey, NY13.2 km away
13839 Sidney Center, NY13.4 km away
13755 Downsville, NY16.2 km away
13775 Franklin, NY18.5 km away
13804 Masonville, NY18.6 km away
13756 East Branch, NY19.3 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.

Delaware County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area179.7 sq mi
Water area7.12 sq mi
Population density33 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.1756, -75.1532

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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