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12540 Zip Code (Freedom Plains, NY) Detailed Profile




Estimated zip code population in 2022: 9,149
Zip code population in 2010: 7,802
Zip code population in 2000: 6,633

Houses and condos: 3,277
Renter-occupied apartments: 406
% of renters here:

13%
State:

46%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 12540: 135.1 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 34.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 268 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

2.3% ($9,805)
New York:

1.5% ($6,180)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $9,858 (2.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $8,247 (2.2%)

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Males: 4,511  (49.3%)
Females: 4,637  (50.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 12540:

  • High school or higher: 96.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 21.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 39.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 12540:

  • Never married: 28.1%
  • Now married: 60.8%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 3.2%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

Zip code 12540 compared to state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Races in zip code 12540 (2022)
    • 6,96176.1%White
    • 1,38215.1%Hispanic or Latino
    • 4214.6%Black
    • 1892.1%Asian
    • 1832.0%Two or more races
    • 100.1%Some other race
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Urban population: 3,852
Rural population: 5,296

Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $424,376
12540:

$424,376
New York:

$400,400
Median resident age:
This zip code:

39.9 years
New York median age:

40.0 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.9 people
New York:

2.5 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 12540, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $119,455 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$119,455
State:

$90,930

Salary/wage: $99,769 (reported on 82.1% of returns)
Here:

$99,769
State:

$72,104
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1313.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3474.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6595.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8996.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18733.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 91005.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,462 (reported on 50.9% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,462
New York:

$3,075
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.5% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 117.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 102.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 868.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,752 (reported on 32.5% of returns)
Here:

$6,752
State:

$11,095
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.6% for AGIs below $25k, 86.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 131.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 289.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 443.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2659.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$30,168 (reported on 27.5% of returns)
Here:

+$30,168
State:

+$44,925
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.1% for AGIs below $25k, 116.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 33.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 163.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 429.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 17283.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$22,198 (reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:

+$22,198
State:

+$14,940
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.6% for AGIs below $25k, 193.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 229.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 271.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 288.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5236.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $20,400 (reported on 10.8% of returns)
12540:

$20,400
New York:

$19,609
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.8% for AGIs below $25k, 130.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 232.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 401.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 640.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1465.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $39,100 (reported on 0.8% of returns)
12540:

$39,100
New York:

$32,497
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 690.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,935 (reported on 18.1% of returns)
Here:

$29,935
State:

$39,326
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 141.3% for AGIs below $25k, 318.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 558.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1025.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1227.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4767.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $6,820 (reported on 14.9% of returns)
Here:

$6,820
State:

$15,420
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 117.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 183.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1394.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,415 (reported on 17.9% of returns)
12540:

$9,415
State:

$9,183
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.5% for AGIs below $25k, 72.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 195.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 360.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 450.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1237.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,828 (reported on 6.3% of returns)
Here:

$1,828
State:

$2,138
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.6% for AGIs below $25k, 37.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.7%
Here:

96%
State:

95%
(% for various income ranges: 94.6% for AGIs below $25k, 95.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 12540, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $99,047 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$99,047
State:

$77,088

Salary/wage: $88,354 (reported on 84.7% of returns)
Here:

$88,354
State:

$60,593
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.6% for AGIs below $25k, 73.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 74.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,597 (reported on 56.7% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,597
New York:

$3,125
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,038 (reported on 34.1% of returns)
Here:

$5,038
State:

$10,299
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,158 (reported on 23.4% of returns)
Here:

+$9,158
State:

+$42,474
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$16,420 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:

+$16,420
State:

+$16,168
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,946 (reported on 11.2% of returns)
12540:

$16,946
New York:

$17,621
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $23,625 (reported on 1.1% of returns)
12540:

$23,625
New York:

$27,330

Total itemized deductions: $33,041 (21% of AGI, reported on 55.6% of returns)
Here:

$33,041
State:

$34,985

Here:

21.1% of AGI
State:

21.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.1% for AGIs below $25k, 16.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 24.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,951 (reported on 48.5% of returns)
Here:

$2,951
State:

$5,572
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $18,809 (reported on 55.6% of returns)
12540:

$18,809
State:

$18,656
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,796 (reported on 7.1% of returns)
Here:

$1,796
State:

$2,230
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.5%
Here:

63%
State:

66%
(% for various income ranges: 55.0% for AGIs below $25k, 65.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 68.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 12540, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $75,365 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$75,365
State:

$59,519

Salary/wage: $68,001 (reported on 83.8% of returns)
Here:

$68,001
State:

$50,673
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 175.0% for AGIs below $10k, 62.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,416 (reported on 72.3% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,416
New York:

$2,377
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,177 (reported on 42.7% of returns)
Here:

$2,177
State:

$5,394
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,699 (reported on 33.2% of returns)
Here:

+$7,699
State:

+$23,581
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.3% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$17,304 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:

+$17,304
State:

+$13,809
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.8% for AGIs below $10k, 8.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,276 (reported on 3.8% of returns)
12540:

$3,276
New York:

$3,115
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $16,810 (reported on 1.6% of returns)
Here:

$16,810
New York:

$19,016

Total itemized deductions: $26,478 (23% of AGI, reported on 57.3% of returns)
Here:

$26,478
State:

$25,864

Here:

23.1% of AGI
State:

21.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.2% for AGIs below $10k, 16.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 19.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 23.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 22.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,853 (2% of AGI, reported on 53.9% of returns)
Here:

$2,853
State:

$4,439

Here:

2.4% of AGI
State:

3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $12,670 (reported on 82.1% of returns)
12540:

$12,670
State:

$11,730
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,403 (reported on 4.9% of returns)
Here:

$1,403
State:

$1,757

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.0%
Here:

64%
State:

67%
(% for various income ranges: 55.1% for AGIs below $10k, 62.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$110,106
New York:

$79,557
Freedom Plains, NY (12540) map Nearest zip codes: 12585, 12570, 12569, 12545, 12533, 12582.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

61.5%
New York:

41.3%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

3.1%
New York:

42.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 101
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,994


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 134 (88 now married, 46 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,843 (898 now married, 933 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 12540 with a mortgage: 1,664 (182 second mortgage, 184 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 162

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,824
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $1,025

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

5.8%
Whole state:

14.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

4.3%
Whole state:

6.8%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.5
State:

6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.6
State:

3.8
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 12540: The Links at Union Vale (A), Elks Camp (B), Crouses Store (C), Beekman Library (D), Unionvale Town Offices (E), Union Vale Fire Company Station 2 (F), LaGrange Fire District Station 1 (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Churches in zip code 12540 include: Full Gospel Center (A), Freedom Plains Presbyterian Church (B), All Saints Lutheran Church (C), Clove Valley Alliance Church (D), Valley Bible Fellowship Church (E), Trinity United Methodist Church (F), Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church (G), Oswego Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Reservoirs: Furnace Pond (A), Pray Pond (B), McKinney Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Streams, rivers, and creeks: Clove Brook (A), Seeley Creek (B), Sweezy Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Park in zip code 12540: Tymore Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 02020 or later
  • 1062010 to 2019
  • 3362000 to 2009
  • 4951990 to 1999
  • 7621980 to 1989
  • 6171970 to 1979
  • 4021960 to 1969
  • 2531950 to 1959
  • 641940 to 1949
  • 2301939 or earlier

Zip code 12540 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Freedom Plains, NY (12540)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Freedom Plains, NY (12540)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 191 bedroom
  • 3162 bedrooms
  • 1,1593 bedrooms
  • 1,0274 bedrooms
  • 1875+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Freedom Plains, NY (12540)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Freedom Plains, NY (12540)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 521 bedroom
  • 1352 bedrooms
  • 2053 bedrooms
  • 124 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Freedom Plains, NY (12540) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Freedom Plains, NY (12540) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 31no vehicle
  • 4831 vehicle
  • 1,1992 vehicles
  • 5443 vehicles
  • 2614 vehicles
  • 1515+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Freedom Plains, NY (12540) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Freedom Plains, NY (12540) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 0no vehicle
  • 1291 vehicle
  • 2622 vehicles
  • 103 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 12540 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 12540 household income distribution in 2022
  • 91Less than $10,000
  • 50$10,000 to $14,999
  • 18$15,000 to $19,999
  • 21$20,000 to $24,999
  • 23$25,000 to $29,999
  • 31$30,000 to $34,999
  • 102$35,000 to $39,999
  • 144$40,000 to $44,999
  • 76$45,000 to $49,999
  • 197$50,000 to $59,999
  • 316$60,000 to $74,999
  • 301$75,000 to $99,999
  • 394$100,000 to $124,999
  • 335$125,000 to $149,999
  • 279$150,000 to $199,999
  • 745$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 12540

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 12540
  • 7$25,000 to $29,999
  • 9$30,000 to $34,999
  • 5$35,000 to $39,999
  • 15$40,000 to $49,999
  • 7$50,000 to $59,999
  • 5$100,000 to $124,999
  • 12$125,000 to $149,999
  • 6$150,000 to $174,999
  • 100$200,000 to $249,999
  • 371$250,000 to $299,999
  • 817$300,000 to $399,999
  • 618$400,000 to $499,999
  • 567$500,000 to $749,999
  • 165$750,000 to $999,999
  • 63$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 13$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 12540

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 12540
  • 38$900 to $999
  • 51$1,000 to $1,249
  • 70$1,250 to $1,499
  • 63$1,500 to $1,999
  • 142$2,000 to $2,499
  • 9$2,500 to $2,999
  • 14No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,880.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $975,306.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $413,654
  • Black or African American householders: $380,374
  • Asian householders: $577,598
  • Two or more races householders: $317,165
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $307,114

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $424,376
12540:

$424,376
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $338,919 - $545,472

Mean price in 2022:

Townhouses or other attached units: $210,289
Here:

$210,289
State:

$699,270

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $211,578
Here:

$211,578
State:

$764,568

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $167,084
Here:

$167,084
State:

$912,009
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 12540
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,793
  • One, attached: 195
  • Two: 75
  • 3 or 4: 96
  • 5 to 9: 26
  • 10 to 19: 58
  • 50 or more: 7

Unemployment: 3.8%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 12540

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 12540
  • 75.1%3,585Drove a car alone
  • 8.6%412Carpooled
  • 0.2%8Streetcar or trolley car
  • 2.3%110Subway or elevated
  • 0.8%36Walked
  • 0.3%14Other means
  • 12.6%603Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 12540

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 12540
  • 41Less than 5 minutes
  • 2135 to 9 minutes
  • 11310 to 14 minutes
  • 45015 to 19 minutes
  • 66320 to 24 minutes
  • 43825 to 29 minutes
  • 28630 to 34 minutes
  • 8535 to 39 minutes
  • 33440 to 44 minutes
  • 58245 to 59 minutes
  • 62760 to 89 minutes
  • 31490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 61.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,149
  • Male householders: 1,857 (226 living alone), Female householders: 1,278 (195 living alone)
  • 2,051 spouses (2,051 opposite-sex spouses), 179 unmarried partners, (179 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,212 children (3,009 natural, 4 adopted, 194 stepchildren), 161 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 78 parents, 0 foster children, 163 other relatives, 76 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 37 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 797 2-persons, 592 3-persons, 730 4-persons, 225 5-persons, 159 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 421 1-person, 147 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 7 4-persons

1,824 married couples with children.
105 single-parent households (26 men, 79 women).

84.9% of residents of 12540 zip code speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% very well, 9% well, 10% not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 18% well, 2% not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% very well, 27% well).
2.0% of residents speak other language at home (97% very well, 3% not well).

Foreign born population: 918 (10.0%)
(57.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

10.0%
Whole state:

22.7%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 25%Guyana
  • 23%Haiti
  • 4%Algeria
  • 4%Costa Rica
  • 4%Uruguay
  • 3%Italy
  • 3%China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Most common first ancestries reported in 12540
  • 22%Italian
  • 11%Irish
  • 10%American
  • 7%English
  • 5%Jamaican
  • 5%German
  • 4%Portuguese
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 4242010 or later
  • 1092000 to 2009
  • 2121990 to 1999
  • 358Before 1990

Zip code 12540 topographic map

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • APPLE VALLEY SHOPPING CENTER (ROUTE 55 in LA GRANGE, NY)
    SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-1991-0305, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  • ARLINGTON HS ( in LA GRANGEVILLE, NY)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-131601060008
    Organizations: ARLINGTON CSD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • HAMPTON NEWS (STRINGHAM RD in LAGRANGEVILLE, NY)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-2000-8203, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  • GOLDEN CLEANERS INC (RTE 55 LEXINGTON PARK in LAGRANGEVILLE, NY)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
    Organizations: NGO KIM (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST (110 STRINGHAM RD in LAGRANGEVILLE, NY)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST (144 TODD HILL RD in LAGRANGEVILLE, NY)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • GETTY SERVICE STATION (RTE 55 in LA GRANGE, NY)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL NORTH CAMPUS (263 ROUTE 55 in LAGRANGEVILLE, NY)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST
  • IROQUOIS GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (68 MEDDAUGH RD in LAGRANGE, NY)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification

Zip code 12540 marital status for males
Zip code 12540 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 71.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 16.1%Electricity
  • 5.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.3%Wood
  • 2.3%Utility gas
  • 1.2%No fuel used

Population in 1990: 5,539. Population change in the 1990s: +1,094 (+19.8%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 6,862
  • Northeast: 736
  • Midwest: 103
  • South: 174
  • West: 174

61% of the 12540 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New York.

90% of the 12540 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different state.

Year householders moved into unit in Freedom Plains, NY (12540)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 76
Here:

8.2%
New York:

15.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
Here:

2.5%
New York:

15.0%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 163
Here:

38.0%
New York:

39.2%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 126,264Computer and mathematical occupations
  • 124,428Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 117,264Legal occupations
  • 114,232Life, physical, and social science occupations
  • 108,828Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 103,899Business and financial operations occupations

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • COMMAND SECURITY CORP (LEXINGTON PARK in LAGRANGEVILLE, NY)
    3027 employees, $94314515 revenue: $188,174 in 3 contracts in 2001
    $94,174 with Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for Guard Services. Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 1999-09-15.
    $94,000 with Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (disused code) for Guard Services. Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 1999-09-15.
    $0 with Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for Guard Services. Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 1999-09-15.
  • MACRO TOOL & MACHINE CO INC (1397 ROUTE 55 in LAGRANGEVILLE, NY; small business) : $22,679 in 3 contracts from 2002 to 2003
    $8,519 with Army for Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment. Signed on 2003-05-09. Completion date: 2003-09-04.
    $7,260 with Army for Gasoline Reciprocating Engines, Except Aircraft; and Components. Signed on 2002-10-24. Completion date: 2003-01-31.
    $6,900 with Army for Guns, over 150 mm through 200 mm. Signed on 2002-10-24. Completion date: 2003-02-25.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
  • Information: Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications (100-249: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Real Estate Credit (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 1-4: 4)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (20-49: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 4)
  • Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 2, 1-4: 12)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 15 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 10 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 10 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Fatal accident statistics in 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Fatal accident statistics in 2013:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 8 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED28$247,97945$265,541264$233,55117$98,65510$303,1480$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$300,4004$347,85521$297,1121$134,5500$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED7$292,66717$233,688111$289,21910$90,6283$159,5432$26,495
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN5$227,0909$234,00184$261,0412$180,0302$152,3950$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$239,6101$465,05021$356,4891$1,354,8603$640,0100$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0200.01 , 0801.01, 0802.00, 1800.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 8 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED6$284,1538$329,918
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$323,9973$197,587
APPLICATIONS DENIED6$292,9085$344,348
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$295,9801$288,030
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0200.01 , 0801.01, 0802.00, 1800.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 12540
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 12540 - Value

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 25. The highest number of fires - 66 took place in 2015, and the least - 7 in 2010. The data has a growing trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 12540 When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (58.8%), and Outside Fires (26.4%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 12540
    • 25058.8%Structure Fires
    • 11226.4%Outside Fires
    • 4811.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 153.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 12540, New York

Most common first names in zip code 12540 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John3474.0 years
Mary2680.5 years
William2575.2 years
Anna2384.3 years
Joseph2074.0 years
Robert1970.1 years
Edward1777.4 years
Elizabeth1576.7 years
Helen1479.8 years
George1377.2 years
Most common last names in zip code 12540 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Andrews882.4 years
Wright878.5 years
Sullivan680.0 years
Miller576.4 years
Anderson575.2 years
Cross582.8 years
Harris573.6 years
Parliman577.2 years
Smith577.8 years
Wood583.2 years
Businesses in zip code 12540
NameCountNameCount
A&P1McDonald's1
Dunkin Donuts1Sprint Nextel1
FedEx3UPS2
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