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12812

ZIP 12812 is Blue Mountain Lake, New York, in Hamilton County; area codes 838 and 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hamilton
Metro area
none
Population
265
Coordinates
43.8758, -74.3898
☼ Live from 12812 — Blue Mountain Lake, NY

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Where 12812 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12812
  • 🔢 Type 12812 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,812 = 2 × 2 × 3203. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001000001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12811 (Bakers Mills, NY, 27 mi away) and 12814 (Bolton Landing, NY, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12812 becomes 21821 — and that is a real ZIP code: Deal Island, MD, 403 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11228, 12128, 12182, 12821, 18212, 18221, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81122 in Bayfield, CO, 1,784 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,271 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12812 and you would come out at 43.88°S, 105.61°E — 994 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 87.0 square miles of land, 12812 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population265This ZIP265
Households125This ZIP125
Housing units286This ZIP286
Median age67.4This ZIP67.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$155,536This ZIP$155,536New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$412,200This ZIP$412,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher36.7%This ZIP36.7%
Mean commute42.1 minThis ZIP42.1 min
Population density3.0 / sq miThis ZIP3.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees76This ZIP76
Annual payroll$5,187,000This ZIP$5,187,000

Land area

Land area86.99 sq miThis ZIP86.99 sq mi
Water area4.86 sq miThis ZIP4.86 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12812

ZIPCityDistance
12864 Sabael, NY 11.1 mi
12842 Indian Lake, NY 12.1 mi
12879 Newcomb, NY 12.9 mi
12851 Minerva, NY 13.6 mi
12847 Long Lake, NY 13.7 mi
12852 Newcomb, NY 14.9 mi
13436 Raquette Lake, NY 15.0 mi
12164 Speculator, NY 16.0 mi
12856 North River, NY 19.0 mi
13360 Inlet, NY 19.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12812?

12812 is in Blue Mountain Lake, New York, in Hamilton County. Its published point location is 43.8758, -74.3898.

What county is 12812 in?

12812 lies in Hamilton County.

What area code is 12812?

Blue Mountain Lake uses area codes 838 and 518, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12812 in?

12812 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12812?

About 265 people live in ZIP code 12812, in 125 households, at 3.0 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 12812?

$155,536 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12812?

The closest are 12864 (11.1 mi), 12842 (12.1 mi), 12879 (12.9 mi), 12851 (13.6 mi) and 12847 (13.7 mi).

Is 12812 a PO Box ZIP code?

12812 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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