ZIP code · Saranac · New York · United States
ZIP code 12981 — Saranac
ZIP code 12981 serves Saranac, New York.
- Postal code
- 12981Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Saranac
- County
- Clinton FIPS 36019
- State
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 44.7032, -73.7481 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 2,233 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 19 / sq mi
- Land area
- 116.8 sq mi (302.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $73,258
- Per-capita income
- $30,607
- Median age
- 42.1
- Households
- 838
- Housing units
- 1,061
- Median home value
- $141,900
- Median gross rent
- $935 / month
- Congressional district
- NY-21 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 4b (-25 to -20 °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 12981
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 79°F), coldest Jan (avg low 9°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 28 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 44 | 33 |
| Avg low °F | 9 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 45 | 54 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 39 | 28 | 16 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: DANNEMORA (1.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 12981
- 2 schools
- 1 restaurants & cafés
- 1 parks
- 4 playgrounds
- 1 post offices
- 1 gas 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