What city is 12853 in?

12853 is a North Creek, NY mailing address. By land area, 2% lies inside North Creek; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 12853?

About 1,235 people (±295), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 1,489.

What is the median household income in 12853?

$57,950 (±$22,381), compared with $85,974 for New York as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 12853?

3 USPS carrier routes with 495 residential and 20 business mailboxes (515 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 12853?

The closest, measured center to center: 12856 (3.9 mi), 12843 (6.2 mi), 12862 (6.9 mi), 12886 (6.9 mi), 12811 (7.2 mi) and 12842 (11.5 mi).

12853 ZIP Code, North Creek, NY

12853 is a ZIP code in North Creek, New York in Warren County. It covers 80 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 12856, 12843 and 12862. 1,235 people live here in 555 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (84%). Median household income is $57,950, below the New York median of $85,974; the median age is 52.8, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: North Creek, NY
County: Warren County
Land area: 80 sq mi
Population: 1,235
Median household income: $57,950
Carrier routes: 3 (495 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	1,235
Households	555
Median household income	$57,950
Income per person	$40,274
Median age	52.8
Homeowners	83.6%
Median home value	$214,600
Median rent	$915
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%
Average commute (minutes)	24.6
Households with kids under 18	14.4%
Moved in the past year	4.5%
Below the poverty line	8.1%
Broadband internet	86.3%
Speak a non-English language at home	2.5%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	7.9%
$10–15K	2.5%
$15–25K	5.4%
$25–35K	9.0%
$35–50K	7.9%
$50–75K	22.0%
$75–100K	10.8%
$100–150K	18.4%
$150–200K	4.3%
$200K+	11.7%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	11.5%
10–19	8.8%
20–24	4.0%
25–34	5.3%
35–44	8.9%
45–54	14.0%
55–64	16.0%
65–74	18.5%
75+	13.0%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	27.5%
Owned outright	19.3%
Rented	8.8%
Vacant	44.4%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	67.8%
Townhome	7.6%
2–4 units	4.5%
5–19 units	1.4%
20+ units	5.2%
Mobile / other	13.5%

Businesses in 12853

47 business establishments with 425 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 8
Health Care and Social Assistance: 8
Accommodation and Food Services: 8
Construction: 3
Information: 3
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 3
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 3

EDDM carrier routes

12853 has 3 USPS carrier routes with 495 residential and 20 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 12853

12853 has 3 USPS carrier routes (1 rural (R), 2 highway contract (H)) with 495 residential and 20 business mailboxes. Routes range from 40 homes (H002) to 369 homes (R001); the median route has 86 homes. The Census counted 555 households in 12853 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	2
250–499	1
500–749	0
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 16, 369 homes
Route H001 — USPS business mailboxes 4, 86 homes

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Every carrier route in 12853

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
H001	Highway contract	86	4	$57,245	—	—	—
H002	Highway contract	40	0	$66,189	—	—	—
R001	Rural	369	16	$53,522	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 12853 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

12856 (3.9 mi)
12843 (6.2 mi)
12862 (6.9 mi)
12886 (6.9 mi)
12811 (7.2 mi)
12842 (11.5 mi)
12817 — Chestertown CDP, NY (12.1 mi)
12810 (12.4 mi)

Areas that include 12853

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 12853, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 12853 in?: 12853 is a North Creek, NY mailing address. By land area, 2% lies inside North Creek; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 12853 in?: 12853 is in Warren County.
What is the population of 12853?: About 1,235 people (±295), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 1,489.
What is the median household income in 12853?: $57,950 (±$22,381), compared with $85,974 for New York as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 12853?: 3 USPS carrier routes with 495 residential and 20 business mailboxes (515 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 12853?: The closest, measured center to center: 12856 (3.9 mi), 12843 (6.2 mi), 12862 (6.9 mi), 12886 (6.9 mi), 12811 (7.2 mi) and 12842 (11.5 mi).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.