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12803

ZIP 12803 is South Glens Falls, New York, in Saratoga County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Saratoga
Population
9,712
Coordinates
43.2884, -73.6318
☼ Live from 12803 — South Glens Falls, NY

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Where 12803 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12803
  • 🔢 Type 12803 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,803 = 7 × 31 × 59. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001000000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12801 (Glens Falls, NY, 2 mi away) and 12804 (Queensbury, NY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12803 becomes 30821 — and that is a real ZIP code: Norwood, GA, 836 miles away.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01238, 01832, 02138, 02381, 02813, 02831, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83210 in Aberdeen, ID, 1,959 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,307 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12803 and you would come out at 43.29°S, 106.37°E — 938 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 6.1 square miles of land, 12803 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,712This ZIP9,712
Households4,115This ZIP4,115
Housing units4,230This ZIP4,230
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$82,057This ZIP$82,057New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$231,300This ZIP$231,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,211This ZIP$1,211New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%This ZIP26.7%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density1,602.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,602.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments158This ZIP158
Employees1,594This ZIP1,594
Annual payroll$81,489,000This ZIP$81,489,000
Tax returns filed4,660This ZIP4,660
Total adjusted gross income$288,409,000This ZIP$288,409,000

Land area

Land area6.06 sq miThis ZIP6.06 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Other place names in 12803

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

ZIP codes near 12803

ZIPCityDistance
12801 Glens Falls, NY 1.7 mi
12804 Queensbury, NY 4.2 mi
12828 Fort Edward, NY 4.3 mi
12839 Hudson Falls, NY 6.0 mi
12831 Gansevoort, NY 7.1 mi
12809 Argyle, NY 8.7 mi
12846 Lake Luzerne, NY 8.9 mi
12845 Lake George, NY 10.4 mi
12838 Hartford, NY 11.7 mi
12827 Fort Ann, NY 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12803?

12803 is in South Glens Falls, New York, in Saratoga County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.2884, -73.6318.

What county is 12803 in?

12803 lies in Saratoga County.

What area code is 12803?

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

What time zone is 12803 in?

12803 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12803?

About 9,712 people live in ZIP code 12803, in 4,115 households, at 1,602.4 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 12803?

$82,057 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12803?

The closest are 12801 (1.7 mi), 12804 (4.2 mi), 12828 (4.3 mi), 12839 (6 mi) and 12831 (7.1 mi).

Is 12803 a PO Box ZIP code?

12803 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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