FIPS code 36099 is Seneca County, New York. With a population of 33,651 (2022 ACS estimate), it ranks #57 in New York and #1368 nationally. Seneca County is part of the Seneca Falls, NY. The state FIPS code for New York is 36. This code is used in Census Bureau, BLS, EPA, HUD, and USDA federal datasets to identify this county.
County FIPS
36099
Population
33,651
2022 ACS · #1368 nationally
Density
104.0/mi²
people per sq mile
Land Area
324
sq miles
Urban/Rural
Nonmetro — urban 2.5K–19.9K, adjacent to metro
RUCC 6
How This FIPS Code Works
The 5-digit FIPS code 36099 is formed by combining the 2-digit state identifier 36 (New York) with the 3-digit county identifier 099. Together they uniquely identify Seneca County in every US federal dataset. No two counties share the same 5-digit FIPS code.
Census ACS Data for FIPS 36099
From the 2022 ACS 5-year estimates — the same values you'd retrieve by querying the Census API with county FIPS 36099.
Median Household Income
$64,050
ACS B19013_001E
Poverty Rate
13.1%
ACS B17001 (below poverty level)
Median Age
43.0
ACS B01002_001E
Metropolitan Area
Adjacent Counties (6)
Counties that share a border with Seneca County. Useful for regional analysis — these are the geographies you'd typically include when studying labor markets, commuting zones, or environmental spillovers around FIPS 36099.
Federal Datasets Using Code 36099
FIPS code 36099 appears as the county identifier in the following federal datasets. Analysts joining data across these sources use this code as the common geographic key.
Using FIPS Code 36099 in Code
Common patterns for querying federal datasets by this county's FIPS code. The leading zeros are significant — always treat FIPS codes as strings, not integers.
import requests
url = "https://api.census.gov/data/2022/acs/acs5"
params = {
"get": "NAME,B19013_001E,B01003_001E",
"for": "county:099",
"in": "state:36",
"key": "YOUR_CENSUS_API_KEY",
}
r = requests.get(url, params=params)
data = r.json() # [[header...], [Seneca County, New York, income, pop, ...]
-- 5-digit combined FIPS (state + county)
SELECT * FROM your_table WHERE county_fips = '36099';
-- Some datasets store state and county separately
SELECT * FROM your_table
WHERE state_fips = '36'
AND county_fips = '099';
-- ⚠ Never cast to integer — leading zeros are lost:
-- county_fips = 36099 is WRONG for this county
library(tidycensus)
get_acs(
geography = "county",
variables = c(income = "B19013_001E", pop = "B01003_001E"),
state = "36",
county = "099",
year = 2022
)
ZIP Codes in Seneca County
ZIP codes do not align perfectly with county boundaries — a single ZIP code can span multiple counties, and a county can contain parts of many ZIP codes. The ratios below (from the Census 2020 ZCTA relationship file) show the land area share of each ZCTA that falls within Seneca County. Why FIPS ≠ ZIP →
| ZIP Code | % in county |
|---|---|
| 13065 | 100.0% |
| 13148 | 100.0% |
| 13165 | 100.0% |
| 14521 | 100.0% |
| 14541 | 100.0% |
| 14588 | 100.0% |
| 14860 | 100.0% |
| 14847 | 97.0% |
| 14841 | 26.7% |
| 14456 | 21.8% |
| 14886 | 13.0% |
| 14532 | 12.5% |
| 14433 | 7.2% |
| 13146 | 3.6% |
| 14489 | 3.4% |