ZIP 12870 · Schroon Lake
Who lives in ZIP code 12870 (Schroon Lake, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Schroon Lake, NY · Essex County
uszips 2026
People1,756
Median age52.3
Household income$72,628
Home value$259,373
Median rent$516/mo
Poverty7.3%
College degree+36.0%
Commute15 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 767
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.2% are 65 or older; 82.9% are adults.
Household income
25.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,801.
Education (adults 25+)
37.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.8%
- Never married
- 25.2%
- Divorced
- 6.4%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 2.75
- Dual-income families
- 46.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.3%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.4%
- Unemployment
- 1.6%
- Self-employed
- 16.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.2%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 21.4%
- No health insurance
- 4.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.