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Essex ZIP code, New York

The ZIP code for Essex, NY is 12936, and its area code is 518.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
691
Area code
518

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Essex itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Willsboro (5.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Essex in numbers

About 691 people live in Essex, in 334 households. The median household income is $77,321 a year, 10% below the New York median of $85,974 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $290,800 (31% below the New York median).

Population691Essex691
Households334Essex334
Median household income$77,321Essex$77,321New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$290,800Essex$290,800New York$423,800US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Essex. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Essex

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Essex
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
12936 Essex , NY Standard 691 $77,321 $290,800

Map of Essex ZIP codes

12936

The ZIP codes of Essex, NY, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Essex

The nearest larger towns are Elizabethtown (721 people, 10 mi), Vergennes, VT (2,565 people, 11 mi) and Shelburne, VT (6,499 people, 12 mi).

Towns near Essex
TownPopulationDistance
Vergennes, VT 2,565 10.9 mi
Shelburne, VT 6,499 11.6 mi
South Burlington, VT 20,756 15.0 mi
Keeseville 2,570 15.6 mi
Burlington, VT 44,675 16.4 mi
Winooski, VT 8,293 18.1 mi
Essex Junction, VT 10,803 20.1 mi
Middlebury, VT 7,220 22.6 mi
Milton, VT 3,555 27.5 mi
Plattsburgh 19,830 28.3 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Essex County · New York ZIP codes

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