ZIP code · Saranac Lake · New York · United States
ZIP code 12983 — Saranac Lake
ZIP code 12983 serves Saranac Lake, New York.
- Postal code
- 12983Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Saranac Lake
- County
- Franklin FIPS 36033
- State
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 44.3243, -74.1330 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 7,410 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 64 / sq mi
- Land area
- 115.8 sq mi (299.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $64,604
- Per-capita income
- $43,382
- Median age
- 44.7
- Households
- 3,520
- Housing units
- 4,664
- Median home value
- $207,800
- Median gross rent
- $845 / 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 12983
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 74°F), coldest Feb (avg low 5°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 23 | 26 | 34 | 48 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 52 | 40 | 27 |
| Avg low °F | 5 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 39 | 49 | 53 | 51 | 44 | 36 | 26 | 15 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: RAY BROOK (2.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 12983
- 3 schools
- 5 colleges & universities
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 2 pharmacies
- 2 supermarkets
- 21 restaurants & cafés
- 5 bars & pubs
- 19 parks
- 7 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 7 places of worship
- 7 banks
- 4 gas stations
- 2 EV charging stations
- 1 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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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