ZIP Code 13602 — Fort Drum CDP, NY Demographics & Data

ZIP code 13602 covers Fort Drum, NY in Jefferson County with a population of about 2,700.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 21.9 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 315, 680; U.S. House district NY-21; the WATERTOWN media market.

Fort Drum, NY reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (90.6%) and/or base-related place names). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a unemployment rate near 0.0%; 10.3% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 23.4 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Public administration, Finance and insurance, and Education; about 31.3% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 16.1 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Fort Drum CDP, NY as Relatively Low (composite score 64.0), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (78.0) and hurricane (53.2). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Fort Drum CDP, NY show little to no average snow and around 44.4 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 117 for ZIP 13602 (Fort Drum CDP, NY) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.