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Lake Clear ZIP code, New York

The ZIP code for Lake Clear, NY is 12945, and its area codes are 518 and 838.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
391
Area codes
518, 838

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Lake Clear itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Saranac Lake (5.5 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Lake Clear in numbers

About 391 people live in Lake Clear, in 168 households. The median household income is $80,227 a year, 7% below the New York median of $85,974 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $278,100 (34% below the New York median).

Population391Lake Clear391
Households168Lake Clear168
Median household income$80,227Lake Clear$80,227New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$278,100Lake Clear$278,100New York$423,800US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Lake Clear

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Lake Clear
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
12945 Lake Clear , NY Standard 391 $80,227 $278,100

Map of Lake Clear ZIP codes

12945

The ZIP codes of Lake Clear, 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 Lake Clear

The nearest larger towns are Saranac Lake (4,965 people, 5.5 mi), Paul Smiths (623 people, 8.6 mi) and Tupper Lake (2,929 people, 12 mi).

Towns near Lake Clear
TownPopulationDistance
Saranac Lake 4,965 5.5 mi
Tupper Lake 2,929 12.2 mi

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