ZIP code · Lake Placid · New York · United States
ZIP code 12946 — Lake Placid
ZIP code 12946 serves Lake Placid, New York.
- Postal code
- 12946Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Lake Placid
- County
- Essex FIPS 36031
- State
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 44.2796, -73.9820 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 4,805 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 35 / sq mi
- Land area
- 137.2 sq mi (355.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $78,261
- Per-capita income
- $58,101
- Median age
- 46.5
- Households
- 2,346
- Housing units
- 3,923
- Median home value
- $443,800
- Median gross rent
- $982 / month
- Congressional district
- NY-21 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 4a (-30 to -25 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 12946
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 74°F), coldest Jan (avg low 7°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 23 | 27 | 36 | 49 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 52 | 40 | 29 |
| Avg low °F | 7 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 40 | 49 | 54 | 52 | 45 | 35 | 25 | 14 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: LAKE PLACID 2 S (1.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 12946
- 7 schools
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 4 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 2 supermarkets
- 53 restaurants & cafés
- 8 bars & pubs
- 5 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 12 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 6 places of worship
- 5 banks
- 4 gas stations
- 4 EV charging stations
- 2 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page