Which ZIP code in Jefferson County has the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year?

13602 (Fort Drum), at 41.6%, among 23 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the most new movers in Jefferson County, NY

These are the 23 ZIP codes in Jefferson County with the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year, out of 23 with at least 1,000 residents. 13602 (Fort Drum, 41.6%), 13603 (Watertown, 39.6%) and 13637 (Evans Mills, 34.6%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Jefferson County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the most new movers in Jefferson County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Moved in the past year	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	13602	Fort Drum	41.6%	2,440	0	—
2	13603	Watertown	39.6%	14,136	5,122	3,977
3	13637	Evans Mills	34.6%	5,212	2,240	1,927
4	13624	Clayton	25.4%	4,650	1,928	2,662
5	13616	Calcium	24.9%	1,430	734	722
6	13619	Carthage	22.6%	10,578	4,184	4,295
7	13601	Watertown	18.2%	36,839	16,663	16,863
8	13685	Sackets Harbor	18.2%	2,362	1,183	1,145
9	13673	Philadelphia	16.2%	2,097	758	903
10	13608	Antwerp	16.0%	1,676	706	559
11	13607	Alexandria Bay	14.9%	2,020	1,042	1,114
12	13612	Black River	12.2%	2,865	1,164	1,065
13	13679	Redwood	12.0%	1,205	499	869
14	13618	Cape Vincent	10.9%	1,771	871	768
15	13661	Mannsville	7.8%	1,908	723	598
16	13656	La Fargeville	7.5%	2,942	1,086	1,065
17	13634	Dexter	6.6%	3,570	1,547	1,346
18	13605	Adams	6.5%	5,259	2,189	1,759
19	13606	Adams Center	6.5%	2,468	894	806
20	13691	Theresa	6.2%	2,990	1,157	1,256
21	13622	Chaumont	6.0%	1,859	742	844
22	13650	Henderson	5.7%	1,236	598	619
23	13626	Copenhagen	3.6%	2,202	911	664

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of residents (age 1 and over) who lived in a different home a year earlier (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). No margin of error is published for this share in our files. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 23 of 40 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

New residents are still choosing a dentist, a gym, a pizza place and a lawn service. ZIP codes with high turnover give a welcome offer more people to work on each year.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 10,024 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Jefferson County has the highest share of residents who moved in during the past year?: 13602 (Fort Drum), at 41.6%, among 23 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of residents (age 1 and over) who lived in a different home a year earlier (ACS Data Profile, 2020–2024). No margin of error is published for this share in our files.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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