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12817

ZIP 12817 is Chestertown, New York, in Warren County; area code 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Warren
Metro area
Glens Falls, NY
Population
2,168
Coordinates
43.6396, -73.8236
☼ Live from 12817 — Chestertown, NY

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Where 12817 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12817
  • 🔢 Type 12817 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,817 = 7 × 1831. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001000010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12816 (Cambridge, NY, 47 mi away) and 12819 (Clemons, NY, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12817 becomes 71821, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11782, 12187, 12781, 12871, 17128, 17812, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87121 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,851 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,298 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12817 and you would come out at 43.64°S, 106.18°E — 964 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 51.3 square miles of land, 12817 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,168This ZIP2,168
Households1,000This ZIP1,000
Housing units2,122This ZIP2,122
Median age57.0This ZIP57.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$93,393This ZIP$93,393New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$327,600This ZIP$327,600New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$816This ZIP$816New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.2%This ZIP41.2%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density42.3 / sq miThis ZIP42.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments70This ZIP70
Employees389This ZIP389
Annual payroll$20,207,000This ZIP$20,207,000
Tax returns filed1,140This ZIP1,140
Total adjusted gross income$80,497,000This ZIP$80,497,000

Land area

Land area51.26 sq miThis ZIP51.26 sq mi
Water area2.01 sq miThis ZIP2.01 sq mi

Other place names in 12817

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

ZIP codes near 12817

ZIPCityDistance
12886 Wevertown, NY 5.4 mi
12860 Pottersville, NY 5.7 mi
12862 Riparius, NY 6.4 mi
12885 Warrensburg, NY 7.6 mi
12815 Brant Lake, NY 7.8 mi
12843 Johnsburg, NY 8.5 mi
12808 Adirondack, NY 8.5 mi
12814 Bolton Landing, NY 9.6 mi
12824 Diamond Point, NY 9.7 mi
12836 Hague, NY 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12817?

12817 is in Chestertown, New York, in Warren County, part of the Glens Falls, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6396, -73.8236.

What county is 12817 in?

12817 lies in Warren County.

What area code is 12817?

Chestertown uses area code 518, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12817 in?

12817 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12817?

About 2,168 people live in ZIP code 12817, in 1,000 households, at 42.3 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 12817?

$93,393 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12817?

The closest are 12886 (5.4 mi), 12860 (5.7 mi), 12862 (6.4 mi), 12885 (7.6 mi) and 12815 (7.8 mi).

Is 12817 a PO Box ZIP code?

12817 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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