ZIP 12983 · Saranac Lake
Who lives in ZIP code 12983 (Saranac Lake, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Saranac Lake, NY · Franklin County
uszips 2026
People7,296
Median age44.6
Household income$65,985
Home value$227,090
Median rent$872/mo
Poverty14.4%
College degree+45.9%
Commute15 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 24 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,641
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.9% are 65 or older; 83.8% are adults.
Household income
31.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,207.
Education (adults 25+)
50.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.0%
- Never married
- 37.3%
- Divorced
- 11.4%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 2.61
- Dual-income families
- 46.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 57.3%
- Rent burden
- 21.8%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.8%
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
- Self-employed
- 13.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.1%
- Veterans
- 8.4%
- With a disability
- 15.2%
- No health insurance
- 4.7%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.