Essex County, New York
County seat: Elizabethtown · Population 36,438 (2025) · 1,794 sq mi
Essex County is the 56th most populous of New York's 62 counties, with 36,438 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Elizabethtown. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Essex County facts
- County seat
- Elizabethtown
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 36,438 −2.5% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,794 sq mi 2nd largest of 62
- Water area
- 122 sq mi
- Population density
- 20 per sq mi
- Established
- 1799
- Same name
- One of 5 Essex Counties in the US
- Named after
- Essex ceremonial county in England (use Q21272241 for administrative non-metropolitan county)
- Largest city
- North Elba 7,768
- Median household income
- $71,661
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 11 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 36
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 36031
Cities and towns in Essex County
Essex County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Essex County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Placid | Village | 2,258 | |
| Saranac Lake | Village | 1,328 | Franklin County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Ticonderoga | 3,260 | |
| Port Henry | 1,410 | |
| Mineville | 1,206 | |
| Keeseville | 1,194 | Clinton County |
| Wilmington | 904 | |
| Schroon Lake | 898 | |
| Elizabethtown | 721 | |
| Willsboro | 661 | |
| Willsboro Point | 646 | |
| Westport | 403 | |
| Witherbee | 202 |
ZIP codes in Essex County
36 ZIP codes reach into Essex County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 12836 also Warren County
- 12851
- 12852
- 12853 also Warren County
- 12855
- 12857 also Warren County
- 12858
- 12861 also Washington County
- 12870 also Warren County
- 12872
- 12883 also Washington County
- 12911 also Clinton County
- 12912 also Clinton County
- 12913 also Franklin County
- 12928
- 12932
- 12936
- 12941
- 12942
- 12943
- 12944 also Clinton County
- 12946
- 12950
- 12956
- 12960
- 12961
- 12964
- 12974
- 12975
- 12977
- 12983 also Franklin County
- 12987
- 12993
- 12996
- 12997
- 12998
Population of Essex County, 2020–2025
Essex County shrank by 941 people (−2.5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,408 more deaths than births and a net gain of 476 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 37,275 |
| 2021 | 37,238 |
| 2022 | 36,756 |
| 2023 | 36,686 |
| 2024 | 36,539 |
| 2025 | 36,438 |
Neighboring counties
- Franklin County northwest · 46,500 people
- Hamilton County southwest · 5,006 people
- Addison County, Vermont east · 38,048 people
- Clinton County north · 78,138 people
- Warren County south · 65,020 people
- Chittenden County, Vermont northeast · 169,115 people
- Washington County south · 59,353 people
Printable Essex County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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