ZIP 13156 · Sterling
Who lives in ZIP code 13156 (Sterling, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sterling, NY · Cayuga County
uszips 2026
People2,156
Median age53.7
Household income$64,063
Home value$166,278
Median rent$582/mo
Poverty10.0%
College degree+31.2%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Auburn, NY (micro)
- Wider region
- Syracuse-Auburn, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 28 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 985
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
32.7% are 65 or older; 87.0% are adults.
Household income
28.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,559.
Education (adults 25+)
42.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.7%
- Never married
- 20.0%
- Divorced
- 11.0%
- Widowed
- 11.3%
- Family size
- 2.57
- Dual-income families
- 43.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.3%
- Rent burden
- 23.6%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 9.9%
- Farmers
- 3.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.8%
- Veterans
- 10.5%
- With a disability
- 26.2%
- No health insurance
- 4.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.