Piercefield is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, home to about 311 people across 104 square miles. Its ZIP code is 12973, and parts of 12922 and 12986 are in Piercefield too.
Homes sold for a median of $58 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
All in Piercefield
Mostly Colton; part is in Piercefield
Mostly Tupper Lake; part is in Piercefield
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Piercefield. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Albany International Airport (ALB)109 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA220 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY248 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Piercefield; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Piercefield had 282 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 987th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
St. Lawrence County grew from 89,083 residents in 1900 to 108,505 in 2020.
St. Lawrence County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 45.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tupper Lake Sunmount, NY weather station (4 miles away).
26,395 jobs at 1,826 businesses in St. Lawrence County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 6.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Tupper Lake, Harrietstown and Colton.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.