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12821

ZIP 12821 is Comstock, 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
2,124
Coordinates
43.4540, -73.4234
☼ Live from 12821 — Comstock, NY

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Where 12821 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12821
  • 🔢 Type 12821 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆12821 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ 12821 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001000010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12820 (Cleverdale, NY, 11 mi away) and 12822 (Corinth, NY, 30 mi away).
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11228, 12128, 12182, 12812, 18212, 18221, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81122 in Bayfield, CO, 1,831 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,318 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12821 and you would come out at 43.45°S, 106.58°E — 942 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 5.6 square miles of land, 12821 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,124This ZIP2,124
Households102This ZIP102
Housing units102This ZIP102
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median home value$212,500This ZIP$212,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$856This ZIP$856New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher3.2%This ZIP3.2%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density380.4 / sq miThis ZIP380.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees45This ZIP45
Annual payroll$2,092,000This ZIP$2,092,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$8,735,000This ZIP$8,735,000

Land area

Land area5.58 sq miThis ZIP5.58 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12821

ZIPCityDistance
12854 North Granville, NY 4.8 mi
12827 Fort Ann, NY 5.5 mi
12849 Middle Granville, NY 6.2 mi
12887 Whitehall, NY 6.4 mi
12832 Granville, NY 8.1 mi
12837 Hampton, NY 8.6 mi
12838 Hartford, NY 8.6 mi
12839 Hudson Falls, NY 9.5 mi
12841 Huletts Landing, NY 9.5 mi
12819 Clemons, NY 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12821?

12821 is in Comstock, New York, in Washington County, part of the Glens Falls, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4540, -73.4234.

What county is 12821 in?

12821 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 12821?

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

What time zone is 12821 in?

12821 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12821?

About 2,124 people live in ZIP code 12821, in 102 households, at 380.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 12821?

The closest are 12854 (4.8 mi), 12827 (5.5 mi), 12849 (6.2 mi), 12887 (6.4 mi) and 12832 (8.1 mi).

Is 12821 a PO Box ZIP code?

12821 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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