ZIP Code 12945 — Lake Clear, New York
📍 ZIP code 12945 is in Lake Clear, Franklin County, New York.
ZIP code 12945 is located in Lake Clear, Franklin County, New York. It is a standard zip code in the Eastern Time Zone with an estimated population of 535. The area code for zip code 12945 is 518.
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Coordinates: 44.3091°N, 74.2404°W
ZIP Code 12945 Demographics
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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).
Affordability & Profile: ZIP 12945 in Context
The median home in 12945 is valued at $255,500 against a median household income of $88,114, a price-to-income ratio of 2.9. That is in line with the 2.9 median across the 1,572 New York ZIP codes with published housing data, and near the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally. Within Franklin County, 12945 ranks 16 of 20 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.1.
12945 ranks 627 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 720 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is above the $64,639 Franklin County median. 100% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 6.2%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median.
With 16 residents per square mile across 33.8 square miles of land, 12945 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,490 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.
Ratios and ranks are computed from the ACS figures above across the 1,572 New York ZIP codes with published housing data. See the 2026 New York affordability report for the statewide analysis and the methodology for definitions.
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ZIP code 12945 primarily serves Lake Clear in Franklin County, New York.