Which ZIP code in Rensselaer County has the highest median household income?

12140 (Poestenkill), at $138,393 (±$34,911), among 22 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.

Richest ZIP codes in Rensselaer County, NY

These are the 22 ZIP codes in Rensselaer County with the highest median household income, out of 22 with at least 1,000 residents. 12140 (Poestenkill, $138,393), 12018 (Averill Park, $126,620) and 12052 (Cropseyville, $118,424) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Rensselaer County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Rensselaer County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	12140	Poestenkill	$138,393 ±$34,911	1,512	649	624
2	12018	Averill Park	$126,620 ±$21,295	7,422	2,865	3,174
3	12052	Cropseyville	$118,424 ±$16,233	1,915	671	645
4	12198	Wynantskill	$113,083 ±$17,759	6,796	2,800	3,239
5	12061	East Greenbush	$110,962 ±$12,528	9,854	4,002	4,071
6	12196	West Sand Lake	$110,889 ±$23,073	3,880	1,452	1,079
7	12185	Valley Falls	$110,625 ±$43,028	1,709	693	733
8	12123	Nassau	$108,878 ±$15,610	4,457	1,964	2,017
9	12154	Schaghticoke	$106,136 ±$29,739	2,777	1,180	1,044
10	12121	Melrose	$100,461 ±$20,094	2,280	801	705
11	12033	Castleton On Hudson	$98,569 ±$20,171	7,932	3,537	3,532
12	12028	Buskirk	$96,891 ±$18,375	1,557	477	527
13	12022	Berlin	$96,875 ±$17,520	1,120	396	109
14	12094	Johnsonville	$92,266 ±$16,333	2,656	936	892
15	12144	Rensselaer	$90,738 ±$8,426	22,111	9,627	9,768
16	12168	Stephentown	$88,830 ±$11,157	1,752	726	753
17	12062	East Nassau	$87,679 ±$14,433	1,650	710	807
18	12180	Troy	$75,851 ±$3,126	53,479	21,872	23,418
19	12138	Petersburg	$75,833 ±$11,091	2,695	1,192	1,308
20	12057	Eagle Bridge	$68,306 ±$18,265	1,789	689	694
21	12090	Hoosick Falls	$68,056 ±$23,412	5,482	2,238	2,484
22	12182	Troy	$56,984 ±$7,991	14,867	6,781	6,994

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 22 of 28 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 10,987 households, on 22 carrier routes with 11,753 residential mailboxes. 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 Rensselaer County has the highest median household income?: 12140 (Poestenkill), at $138,393 (±$34,911), among 22 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
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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