Essex County, New York Zip Codes
📍 Essex County has 31 zip codes with a population of 35,782.
Essex County is located in New York with a land area of 1,695 square miles. The county seat is Elizabethtown. Below you'll find all 31 zip codes in Essex County with population, income and home value, the county's affordability profile, and links to its 29 city pages.
Population and demographic data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates. ZIP code routing data sourced from the United States Postal Service (USPS).
All Essex County Zip Codes
| ZIP Code | City | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 12851 | Minerva | View → |
| 12852 | Newcomb | View → |
| 12855 | North Hudson | View → |
| 12857 | Olmstedville | View → |
| 12858 | Paradox | View → |
| 12870 | Schroon Lake | View → |
| 12872 | Severance | View → |
| 12879 | Newcomb | View → |
| 12883 | Ticonderoga | View → |
| 12913 | Bloomingdale | View → |
| 12928 | Crown Point | View → |
| 12932 | Elizabethtown | View → |
| 12936 | Essex | View → |
| 12941 | Jay | View → |
| 12942 | Keene | View → |
| 12943 | Keene Valley | View → |
| 12944 | Keeseville | View → |
| 12946 | Lake Placid | View → |
| 12950 | Lewis | View → |
| 12956 | Mineville | View → |
| 12960 | Moriah | View → |
| 12961 | Moriah Center | View → |
| 12964 | New Russia | View → |
| 12974 | Port Henry | View → |
| 12975 | Port Kent | View → |
| 12977 | Ray Brook | View → |
| 12987 | Upper Jay | View → |
| 12993 | Westport | View → |
| 12996 | Willsboro | View → |
| 12997 | Wilmington | View → |
| 12998 | Witherbee | View → |
Essex County at a Glance
Essex County has 31 ZIP codes in this directory: 31 standard delivery ZIPs. The 24 ZIPs with published Census housing data cover 35,782 residents, the largest being 12946 (Lake Placid) with 4,805 people.
The median ZIP in Essex County has a household income of $70,729 and a home value of $193,100, a price-to-income ratio of 2.8, in line with the 2.9 New York ZIP median. Affordability ranges from 12851 in Minerva at a ratio of 1.7 to 12946 in Lake Placid, where the median home is $443,800. The highest median income is in 12858 (Paradox) at $151,875. Median rent across these ZIPs is $967 a month.
84% of households in the typical Essex County ZIP own their home (statewide ZIP median 80%). 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, in line with the 31% statewide median. The median poverty rate is 11.3%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Overall density is about 21 residents per square mile across 1,695 square miles of ZIP land area.
Medians are taken across the ZIP codes listed below (each ZIP weighted equally); PO Box and no-data ZIPs are excluded. Definitions on the methodology page; statewide comparisons in the 2026 New York ZIP Code Affordability Report.
Essex County Zip Code Map
Interactive map of Essex County, New York zip codes.