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ZIP Code13902

Binghamton, NY

Broome County · New York · United States
Home to 6,921 people across 0.712 square miles.

EasternTop 5% density31 ZIPs in county

At a glance

13902 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.

Population
6,921
±170 · 66th pctile nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
19.5
US median 42 years
Population density
9,721/mi²
top 5% most dense
Land area
0.712 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 13902 is

42.088824, -75.968883 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates42.088824, -75.968883
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyBroome County
StateNew York (NY)
Land area0.712 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/New_York

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

New York, NY139.2 mi
Philadelphia, PA153.4 mi
Boston, MA251.9 mi
Chicago, IL598.6 mi

People

Who lives in 13902

6,921 residents in 0 households, averaging None people per household. The largest age group is 18-24 at 97.7% of residents.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 181.7%
18-2497.7%
25-340.5%
35-440.0%
45-540.0%
55-640.0%
65+0.0%

Households

Composition and size

Total households0
Average household sizeNone
Family householdsNone%
Living aloneNone%
Median age19.5 years

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White85.9%
Black0.4%
Asian11.9%
Other1.3%
Two or more0.4%
Hispanic / Latino4.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 13902

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$2,240
Poverty rateNone%
Unemployment rate26.2%
Labor force participation21.7%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 0.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 13902

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built
Housing units0
Vacancy rateNone%

Own vs. rent

Of 0 occupied units

Owner-occupiedNone%
Renter-occupiedNone%
Owner households0
Renter households0

Building types

Units by structure size

Getting to work

How 13902 commutes

35.3% of workers worked from home, and the average one-way trip takes 15.6 minutes. 35.3% work from home.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone34.9%
Carpooled1.8%
Public transit4.2%
Walked23.4%
Worked from home35.3%

Travel time

Mean commute 15.6 minutes

<10 min26.4%
10-1953.8%
20-2912.7%
30-444.9%
45-592.4%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 13902

ZIP code 13902 is assigned to Binghamton, NY, and falls within Broome 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 6,921 people live inside it.

At 9,721 residents per square mile spread over 0.712 square miles, 13902 reads as a densely built-up area. It is a smaller postal code by population, 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 Binghamton looks like

The population skews notably young, with a median age of 19.5 against 42 nationally.

Getting to work takes 15.6 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is worked from home at 35.3% of workers, while 23.4% walk, 35.3% 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 Binghamton, NY

Binghamton is a built-up area, so you will generally find a mix of chain hotels near the main approach roads and a smaller number of independent properties closer to the centre. Staying in 13902 itself often costs less than an equivalent room in the nearest downtown while keeping you close to it.

For reference, New York, NY is about 139.2 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.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 13902 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 13902 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, 13902 offers a compact profile of Binghamton: 6,921 residents, 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 26.2%. 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. 13902 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Binghamton 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.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 13902

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Questions

Common questions about 13902

What city is ZIP code 13902 in?
13902 serves Binghamton, New York, in Broome County, United States.
What is the population of 13902?
About 6,921 people live in ZIP code 13902, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±170. That works out to roughly 9,721 people per square mile.
Is 13902 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 26.2%, and the median age is 19.5. The average commute is 15.6 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 13902 in?
13902 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 13902?
ZIP code 13902 covers 0.712 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 13902 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 13902 reads as a densely built-up area. It holds 9,721 people per square mile across 0.712 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 13902?
The average one-way commute from 13902 takes about 15.6 minutes. The most common way to travel is worked from home, used by 35.3% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 13902?
About 1,107 residents of 13902 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 21.7% and the unemployment rate is 26.2%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 13902?
Accommodation in and around Binghamton, NY ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 13902 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Binghamton as the primary place and Broome County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 13902 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

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 13902. 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).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 13902, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.