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14840 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 14840 covers Hammondsport, New York, with a population of about 2,514 and a median household income of $84,663.

Population
2,51443 per square mile
Median age
59.420.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$84,663about the New York median
Poverty rate
4.3%8.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$352,700up 39.2% in five years
Median rent
$75452% below the New York median
Degree or higher
37.3%2.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
87.3%22.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
88

Where 14840 is

Hammondsport, 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

Population2,514
Median age59.4
Family households67.8%
Born outside the US2.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.4%
White (non-Hispanic)94.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino2.1%
Veterans8.8%
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$84,663
Income per person$52,508
Poverty rate4.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k4.9%
$60–75k13.1%
$75–100k15.4%
$100–125k9.9%
$125–150k11.1%
$150–200k5.6%
$200k or more14.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,530
Mean adjusted gross income$89,855
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.5%
Returns, under $25k25.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.3%
Returns, $200k or more8.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$223,200
Median gross rent$754
Rent as a share of household income22.6%
Owner-occupied87.3%
Vacant homes56.6%
Median year built1962

What the homes are

Detached house84.4%
2 to 4 units4.1%
5 to 19 units1.2%
20 or more units0.8%
Mobile home9.4%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$352,700as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 96.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$352,700$121,921

$124,757 in 2000 to $352,700 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.3%
High school diploma or higher94.7%
Works from home9.8%
Drives to work alone80.1%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.5%
Health

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

Obesity33.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.9% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.9% 5.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.3% 3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.1% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36% 10.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.1% 7.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92% 6.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.7% 1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.6% 6.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.1% 6.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments88
People employed543
Annual payroll$28,959,000
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 42.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss33.2 out of 100
Community resilience59.5 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.

Drought89.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane54.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning54.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail53.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind49.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche48.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado39.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave35.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather30.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake16Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave7.9Very 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$84,663$84,578$78,538
Income per person$52,508$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate4.3%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$223,200$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$754$1,576$1,348
Homeownership87.3%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.3%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%6.2%5.2%
Works from home9.8%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US2.4%22.6%13.9%
Median age59.439.638.7
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 stationBATH, NY US15.4 km away

Average high and low by month

January33.9°F / 12.8°F
February35.9°F / 13.3°F
March44.9°F / 20.1°F
April58.1°F / 31°F
May71.1°F / 41.7°F
June79.4°F / 51.4°F
July83.4°F / 55.5°F
August82.2°F / 54°F
September75.2°F / 46.7°F
October62.3°F / 36.5°F
November49.2°F / 28°F
December38.6°F / 20.1°F
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 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Hammondsport Central School District90.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Prattsburgh Central School District4.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Bradford Central School District3.9% 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 vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

14893 Wayne, NY9.5 km away
14815 Bradford, NY10.3 km away
14874 Pulteney, NY10.5 km away
14810 Bath, NY11.9 km away
14873 Prattsburgh, NY13.1 km away
14879 Savona, NY14.2 km away
14887 Tyrone, NY14.5 km away
14856 Kanona, NY15.1 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.

Steuben County99.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Schuyler County0.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area58.63 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq mi
Population density43 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4312, -77.1977

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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