Port Kent, NY
Essex County · New York · United States
Home to 107 people across 2.966 square miles.
At a glance
12975 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 12975 is
| Coordinates | 44.529758, -73.431095 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Essex County |
| State | New York (NY) |
| Land area | 2.966 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
Current weather
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Boston, MA | 191.4 mi |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 265.3 mi |
| Philadelphia, PA | 328.4 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 737.1 mi |
People
Who lives in 12975
107 residents in 84 households, averaging 1.27 people per household. The largest age group is 65+ at 49.5% of residents, and 78.6% of households are a single person living alone.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 84 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 1.27 |
| Family households | 21.4% |
| Living alone | 78.6% |
| Median age | 62.9 years |
| Households with internet | 81.0% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 12975
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $60,915 |
| Poverty rate | 0.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Labor force participation | 60.8% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 30.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 93.1% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 12975
A typical home is valued at $97,000, and median rent runs $1,075 a month. This is an owner-majority area — 83.3% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1984.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | $97,000 |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $1,075/mo |
| Median year built | 1984 |
| Housing units | 119 |
| Vacancy rate | 29.4% |
Own vs. rent
Of 84 occupied units
| Owner households | 70 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 14 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 12975 commutes
86.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 26.2 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 26.2 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 12975
ZIP code 12975 is assigned to Port Kent, NY, and falls within Essex County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 107 people live inside it.
At 36 residents per square mile spread over 2.966 square miles, 12975 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Living here
What life in Port Kent looks like
Housing in 12975 costs well below the national median. A typical home is valued at $97,000 against a US median of $207,500, and median gross rent runs $1,075 a month. Ownership dominates: 83.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, which usually signals an established residential area with relatively low turnover.
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 86.6% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1984, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. The vacancy rate of 29.4% is high, which in many places reflects seasonal or second-home use rather than abandonment.
The population skews considerably older than the national median, with a median age of 62.9 against 42 nationally. Households average just 1.27 people, and 78.6% consist of one person living alone — a signature of areas with a lot of studio and one-bedroom stock.
Getting to work takes 26.2 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 86.0% of workers, while 12.3% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Port Kent, NY
12975 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.
Median rent in 12975 is $1,075 a month, which sits in the middle of the national range; accommodation pricing locally tends to be similarly mid-market. For reference, Boston, MA is about 191.4 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 12975 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 12975 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 12975 offers a compact profile of Port Kent: 107 residents, 30.4% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 12975 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Port Kent may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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ZIP codes near 12975
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 12975. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).