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Silver Bay ZIP code, New York

The ZIP code for Silver Bay, NY is 12874, and its area codes are 838 and 518.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
205
Area codes
838, 518

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Silver Bay itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Hague (3.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Silver Bay in numbers

About 205 people live in Silver Bay, in 112 households. The median household income is $158,500 a year, 84% above the New York median of $85,974 (US: $80,734).

Population205Silver Bay205
Households112Silver Bay112
Median household income$158,500Silver Bay$158,500New York$85,974US $80,734

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Silver Bay. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Silver Bay

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Silver Bay
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
12874 Silver Bay , NY Standard 205 $158,500 —

Map of Silver Bay ZIP codes

12874

The ZIP codes of Silver Bay, NY, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Silver Bay

The nearest larger towns are Bolton Landing (216 people, 10 mi), Whitehall (2,690 people, 12 mi) and Chestertown (499 people, 12 mi).

Towns near Silver Bay
TownPopulationDistance
Whitehall 2,690 11.5 mi
Ticonderoga 3,260 12.2 mi
Fair Haven, VT 2,537 15.6 mi
Warrensburg 3,194 16.6 mi
Glens Falls North 9,154 25.5 mi
Glens Falls 14,609 26.6 mi
Hudson Falls 7,395 26.7 mi
West Glens Falls 10,050 27.6 mi
South Glens Falls 3,737 27.7 mi
Rutland, VT 15,712 29.1 mi
Fort Edward 3,152 29.2 mi
Middlebury, VT 7,220 29.4 mi

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