12878 ZIP Code, Stony Creek, NY

12878 is a ZIP code in Stony Creek, New York in Warren County. It covers 108 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 12810, 12835 and 12811. 819 people live here in 309 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (84%). Median household income is $63,657, below the New York median of $85,974.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents819
Households309
Median household income$63,657
Income per person$27,345
Median age42
Homeowners84.1%
Median home value$205,200
Median rentnot published
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%
Average commute (minutes)31.7
Households with kids under 1832.4%
Moved in the past year16.0%
Below the poverty line7.6%
Broadband internet86.1%
Speak a non-English language at home0.6%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K4.5%
$10–15K3.2%
$15–25K12.6%
$25–35K9.7%
$35–50K8.4%
$50–75K20.7%
$75–100K15.5%
$100–150K20.1%
$150–200K2.6%
$200K+2.6%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<109.0%
10–1926.9%
20–242.1%
25–347.1%
35–446.8%
45–5411.8%
55–6411.8%
65–7413.2%
75+11.1%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage18.2%
Owned outright33.9%
Rented9.8%
Vacant38.1%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house85.0%
Townhome0.0%
2–4 units1.4%
5–19 units0.0%
20+ units0.0%
Mobile / other13.6%

Businesses in 12878

6 business establishments with 11 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

12878 has 1 USPS carrier routes with 282 residential and 6 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 12878

12878 has 1 USPS carrier routes (1 highway contract (H)) with 282 residential and 6 business mailboxes. Routes range from 282 homes (H001) to 282 homes (H001); the median route has 282 homes. The Census counted 309 households in 12878 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4991
500–7490
750–9990
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

Every carrier route in 12878

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
H001Highway contract2826$59,736———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 12878 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

Areas that include 12878

Mail every home in 12878

Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 12878, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 12878 in?
12878 is a Stony Creek, NY mailing address. None of its land lies inside a Census-defined city or community.
What county is 12878 in?
12878 is in Warren County.
What is the population of 12878?
About 819 people (±177), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 705.
What is the median household income in 12878?
$63,657 (±$6,952), 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 12878?
1 USPS carrier routes with 282 residential and 6 business mailboxes (288 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 12878?
The closest, measured center to center: 12810 (5.4 mi), 12835 (7.8 mi, Hadley), 12811 (8.3 mi), 12190 (11.4 mi, Wells), 12843 (11.6 mi) and 12885 (13.1 mi, Warrensburg).

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