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12831

ZIP 12831 is Gansevoort, New York, in Saratoga County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Saratoga
Population
18,025
Coordinates
43.1953, -73.6918
☼ Live from 12831 — Gansevoort, NY

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Where 12831 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12831
  • 🔢 Type 12831 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,831 = 3 × 7 × 13 × 47. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001000011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12828 (Fort Edward, NY, 8 mi away) and 12832 (Granville, NY, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12831 becomes 13821, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11238, 12138, 12183, 13218, 13812, 18231, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83211 in American Falls, ID, 1,974 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,303 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12831 and you would come out at 43.20°S, 106.31°E — 935 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 65.2 square miles of land, 12831 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,025This ZIP18,025
Households7,378This ZIP7,378
Housing units7,563This ZIP7,563
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$100,024This ZIP$100,024New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$343,100This ZIP$343,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,328This ZIP$1,328New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.9%This ZIP45.9%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density276.4 / sq miThis ZIP276.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments251This ZIP251
Employees4,022This ZIP4,022
Annual payroll$293,465,000This ZIP$293,465,000
Tax returns filed9,010This ZIP9,010
Total adjusted gross income$837,328,000This ZIP$837,328,000

Land area

Land area65.21 sq miThis ZIP65.21 sq mi
Water area0.76 sq miThis ZIP0.76 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12831

ZIPCityDistance
12803 South Glens Falls, NY 7.1 mi
12828 Fort Edward, NY 7.8 mi
12833 Greenfield Center, NY 8.1 mi
12801 Glens Falls, NY 8.3 mi
12871 Schuylerville, NY 8.5 mi
12866 Saratoga Springs, NY 8.8 mi
12884 Victory Mills, NY 8.9 mi
12804 Queensbury, NY 9.8 mi
12848 Middle Falls, NY 10.7 mi
12859 Porter Corners, NY 11.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12831?

12831 is in Gansevoort, New York, in Saratoga County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1953, -73.6918.

What county is 12831 in?

12831 lies in Saratoga County.

What area code is 12831?

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

What time zone is 12831 in?

12831 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12831?

About 18,025 people live in ZIP code 12831, in 7,378 households, at 276.4 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 12831?

$100,024 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12831?

The closest are 12803 (7.1 mi), 12828 (7.8 mi), 12833 (8.1 mi), 12801 (8.3 mi) and 12871 (8.5 mi).

Is 12831 a PO Box ZIP code?

12831 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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