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12801

ZIP 12801 is Glens Falls, New York, in Warren County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Warren
Metro area
Glens Falls, NY
Population
14,628
Coordinates
43.3112, -73.6453
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Where 12801 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12801
  • 🔢 Type 12801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,801 = 3 × 17 × 251. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001000000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12792 (Yulan, NY, 141 mi away) and 12803 (South Glens Falls, NY, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12801 becomes 10821, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01128, 01812, 01821, 02118, 10128, 10281, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81120 in Antonito, CO, 1,763 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,306 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12801 and you would come out at 43.31°S, 106.35°E — 940 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 3.8 square miles of land, 12801 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,628This ZIP14,628
Households6,979This ZIP6,979
Housing units7,399This ZIP7,399
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$67,577This ZIP$67,577New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$212,500This ZIP$212,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,077This ZIP$1,077New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%This ZIP33.6%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density3,878.0 / sq miThis ZIP3,878.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments529This ZIP529
Employees11,305This ZIP11,305
Annual payroll$686,923,000This ZIP$686,923,000
Tax returns filed7,510This ZIP7,510
Total adjusted gross income$454,913,000This ZIP$454,913,000

Land area

Land area3.77 sq miThis ZIP3.77 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 12801

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 12801

ZIPCityDistance
12803 South Glens Falls, NY 1.7 mi
12804 Queensbury, NY 2.6 mi
12839 Hudson Falls, NY 5.5 mi
12828 Fort Edward, NY 5.8 mi
12846 Lake Luzerne, NY 7.6 mi
12831 Gansevoort, NY 8.3 mi
12845 Lake George, NY 8.7 mi
12809 Argyle, NY 10.0 mi
12820 Cleverdale, NY 10.3 mi
12827 Fort Ann, NY 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12801?

12801 is in Glens Falls, New York, in Warren County, part of the Glens Falls, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3112, -73.6453.

What county is 12801 in?

12801 lies in Warren County.

What area code is 12801?

Glens Falls uses area codes 518 and 838, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12801 in?

12801 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12801?

About 14,628 people live in ZIP code 12801, in 6,979 households, at 3,878.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 12801?

$67,577 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12801?

The closest are 12803 (1.7 mi), 12804 (2.6 mi), 12839 (5.5 mi), 12828 (5.8 mi) and 12846 (7.6 mi).

Is 12801 a PO Box ZIP code?

12801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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