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13905 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 13905 covers Binghamton, New York, with a population of about 28,370 and a median household income of $53,757.

Population
28,3701,004 per square mile
Median age
32.36.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$53,75736% below the New York median
Poverty rate
31%18.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$194,251up 45.8% in five years
Median rent
$99337% below the New York median
Degree or higher
36.7%1.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
49%16 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
533

Where 13905 is

Binghamton, 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

Population28,370
Median age32.3
Family households44.2%
Born outside the US11.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.8%
White (non-Hispanic)67.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)9.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)10%
Hispanic or Latino7.4%
Veterans4.3%
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$53,757
Income per person$32,543
Poverty rate31%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.4%
$10–15k5.6%
$15–20k5.0%
$20–25k4.2%
$25–30k2.8%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k5.6%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k7.2%
$75–100k9.5%
$100–125k10.0%
$125–150k5.9%
$150–200k6.9%
$200k or more6.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,570
Mean adjusted gross income$64,362
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.7%
Returns, under $25k32.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$137,700
Median gross rent$993
Rent as a share of household income30.3%
Owner-occupied49%
Vacant homes16%
Median year built1943

What the homes are

Detached house46.6%
Attached house3.4%
2 to 4 units31.3%
5 to 19 units12.6%
20 or more units5.5%
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$194,251as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 45.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 97.1%
Typical asking rent$1,340as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 9.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$194,251$61,740

$61,740 in 2000 to $194,251 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,340$872

$872 in 2022 to $1,340 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.7%
High school diploma or higher90.9%
Works from home9.7%
Drives to work alone67.8%
Takes public transport6.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.7%
Health

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

Obesity34.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.6% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.7% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74% 0.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.3% 2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.7% 1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26% 1.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.7% 7.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.9% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.4% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.2% 7.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments533
People employed8,443
Annual payroll$440,042,000
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 44.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss37.1 out of 100
Community resilience72.6 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.

Landslide78.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather75.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning61.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane57.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado55.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm51.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail44.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind40.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave25.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche8.9Very 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$53,757$84,578$78,538
Income per person$32,543$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate31%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$137,700$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$993$1,576$1,348
Homeownership49%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.7%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.7%6.2%5.2%
Works from home9.7%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US11.2%22.6%13.9%
Median age32.339.638.7
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 stationBINGHAMTON, NY US10.4 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year86 in

Average high and low by month

January29.5°F / 15.5°F2.62 in rain, 20.6 in snow
February32.2°F / 16.9°F2.41 in rain, 19.7 in snow
March40.7°F / 24°F3.05 in rain, 16.4 in snow
April54.2°F / 35°F3.63 in rain, 3.8 in snow
May66.2°F / 46.1°F3.78 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June74°F / 54.9°F4.69 in rain
July78.4°F / 59.4°F3.8 in rain
August76.7°F / 58°F4.1 in rain
September69.5°F / 50.6°F4.01 in rain
October57.1°F / 40.5°F3.76 in rain, 1 in snow
November45.1°F / 30.7°F3.11 in rain, 6.8 in snow
December34.3°F / 21.9°F3.08 in rain, 18.1 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket22% 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.

Johnson City Central School District27.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Whitney Point Central School District25.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Binghamton City School District15.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Chenango Forks Central School District15.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Chenango Valley Central School District10% of this ZIP code's land area
Maine-Endwell Central School District6% 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 vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

13790 Johnson City, NY3.4 km away
13902 Binghamton, NY3.7 km away
13903 Binghamton, NY4.7 km away
13901 Binghamton, NY5 km away
13904 Binghamton, NY5.4 km away
13762 Endwell, NY7.4 km away
13850 Vestal, NY7.9 km away
13745 Chenango Bridge, NY8.1 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.

Broome County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area28.25 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq mi
Population density1,004 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.1151, -75.9309

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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