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14865 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 14865 covers Montour Falls, New York, with a population of about 2,578 and a median household income of $50,227.

Population
2,578116 per square mile
Median age
44.55.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$50,22741% below the New York median
Poverty rate
25.1%12.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$216,821up 22.1% in five years
Median rent
$74053% below the New York median
Degree or higher
20.3%14.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.2%10.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
59

Where 14865 is

Montour Falls, 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

Population2,578
Median age44.5
Family households57.5%
Born outside the US1.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.6%
White (non-Hispanic)92.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino0.7%
Veterans6.5%
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$50,227
Income per person$26,983
Poverty rate25.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k10.6%
$15–20k6.8%
$20–25k5.0%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k6.3%
$35–40k6.4%
$40–45k5.8%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k4.0%
$60–75k9.1%
$75–100k17.4%
$100–125k10.4%
$125–150k3.2%
$150–200k4.3%
$200k or more1.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,150
Mean adjusted gross income$62,109
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.5%
Returns, under $25k30.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.9%
Returns, $200k or more3.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$135,300
Median gross rent$740
Rent as a share of household income31.8%
Owner-occupied75.2%
Vacant homes11.4%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house50.6%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units9.3%
5 to 19 units7%
20 or more units4.5%
Mobile home28.1%
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$216,821as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 76.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$216,821$79,363

$79,363 in 2000 to $216,821 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate13.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%
High school diploma or higher87.7%
Works from home7.5%
Drives to work alone82.8%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7%
Health

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

Obesity31.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21% 0.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.9% 1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.6% 9.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.2% 3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.2% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34% 3.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.7% 2.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.7% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.3% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments59
People employed826
Annual payroll$41,489,000
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 59.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss58.7 out of 100
Community resilience69.6 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.

Drought94.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm87.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning75.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind68Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane64.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado52.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather41.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave34.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake24.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche23.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave21.5Relatively 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$50,227$84,578$78,538
Income per person$26,983$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate25.1%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$135,300$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$740$1,576$1,348
Homeownership75.2%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate13.1%6.2%5.2%
Works from home7.5%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%22.6%13.9%
Median age44.539.638.7
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 stationMECKLENBURG 4SW, NY US12.8 km away
Rain in a year39 in

Average high and low by month

January30.2°F / 14.4°F2.3 in rain
February32.5°F / 15.2°F2.02 in rain
March39.5°F / 20.8°F2.7 in rain
April53.3°F / 32.2°F3.33 in rain
May66.5°F / 42.7°F3.15 in rain
June74.2°F / 51.8°F4.25 in rain
July79.1°F / 56.2°F3.86 in rain
August77.1°F / 54.7°F3.72 in rain
September70.6°F / 48.3°F4.08 in rain
October58°F / 38.8°F4.08 in rain
November45.7°F / 30°F2.76 in rain
December35.3°F / 21.4°F2.64 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 supermarket68% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Odessa-Montour Central School District75.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Watkins Glen Central School District24.4% 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 vulnerability58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport85more vulnerable than 85% 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.

14869 Odessa, NY5.9 km away
14891 Watkins Glen, NY6.3 km away
14805 Alpine, NY8.7 km away
14864 Millport, NY9.5 km away
14818 Burdett, NY10.7 km away
14876 Reading Center, NY11.9 km away
14872 Pine Valley, NY12.3 km away
14812 Beaver Dams, NY13 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.

Schuyler County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area22.15 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density116 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.3437, -76.8396

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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