ZIP 12981 · Saranac
Who lives in ZIP code 12981 (Saranac, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Saranac, NY · Clinton County
uszips 2026
People2,259
Median age39.8
Household income$76,450
Home value$186,753
Median rent$901/mo
Poverty19.4%
College degree+23.6%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Plattsburgh, NY (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 819
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.4% are 65 or older; 66.7% are adults.
Household income
34.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,488.
Education (adults 25+)
68.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.7%
- Never married
- 30.3%
- Divorced
- 17.6%
- Widowed
- 3.4%
- Family size
- 2.96
- Dual-income families
- 58.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.6%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.5%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 7.3%
- Farmers
- 4.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.3%
- Veterans
- 6.0%
- With a disability
- 11.3%
- No health insurance
- 0.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.