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12816

ZIP 12816 is Cambridge, New York, in Washington County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Metro area
Glens Falls, NY
Population
4,824
Coordinates
43.0444, -73.3820
☼ Live from 12816 — Cambridge, NY

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Where 12816 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12816
  • 🔢 Type 12816 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,816 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 89. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001000010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12815 (Brant Lake, NY, 48 mi away) and 12817 (Chestertown, NY, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12816 becomes 61821 — and that is a real ZIP code: Champaign, IL, 795 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12168, 12186, 12861, 16218, 16821, 18216, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81612 in Aspen, CO, 1,753 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,319 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12816 and you would come out at 43.04°S, 106.62°E — 917 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 59.9 square miles of land, 12816 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,824This ZIP4,824
Households2,165This ZIP2,165
Housing units2,615This ZIP2,615
Median age47.9This ZIP47.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$75,966This ZIP$75,966New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$218,900This ZIP$218,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,117This ZIP$1,117New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%This ZIP32.7%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density80.6 / sq miThis ZIP80.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments97This ZIP97
Employees638This ZIP638
Annual payroll$25,645,000This ZIP$25,645,000
Tax returns filed2,120This ZIP2,120
Total adjusted gross income$147,004,000This ZIP$147,004,000

Land area

Land area59.87 sq miThis ZIP59.87 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Other place names in 12816

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

ZIP codes near 12816

ZIPCityDistance
12057 Eagle Bridge, NY 5.6 mi
12873 Shushan, NY 6.2 mi
12834 Greenwich, NY 7.2 mi
12028 Buskirk, NY 7.5 mi
05257 North Bennington, VT 7.9 mi
12848 Middle Falls, NY 8.2 mi
12133 North Hoosick, NY 8.4 mi
12823 Cossayuna, NY 9.5 mi
12884 Victory Mills, NY 11.0 mi
05250 Arlington, VT 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12816?

12816 is in Cambridge, New York, in Washington County, part of the Glens Falls, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0444, -73.3820.

What county is 12816 in?

12816 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 12816?

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

What time zone is 12816 in?

12816 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12816?

About 4,824 people live in ZIP code 12816, in 2,165 households, at 80.6 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 12816?

$75,966 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12816?

The closest are 12057 (5.6 mi), 12873 (6.2 mi), 12834 (7.2 mi), 12028 (7.5 mi) and 05257 (7.9 mi).

Is 12816 a PO Box ZIP code?

12816 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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