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12834

ZIP 12834 is Greenwich, 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
6,039
Coordinates
43.0980, -73.5053
☼ Live from 12834 — Greenwich, NY

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Where 12834 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12834
  • 🔢 Type 12834 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,834 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 23 × 31. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001000100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12833 (Greenfield Center, NY, 17 mi away) and 12835 (Hadley, NY, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12834 becomes 43821 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dresden, OH, 484 miles away.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12438, 12483, 12843, 13428, 13482, 13842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84123 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,966 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,313 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12834 and you would come out at 43.10°S, 106.49°E — 924 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 84.6 square miles of land, 12834 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,039This ZIP6,039
Households2,784This ZIP2,784
Housing units3,029This ZIP3,029
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$81,205This ZIP$81,205New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$249,800This ZIP$249,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,157This ZIP$1,157New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%This ZIP34.4%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density71.4 / sq miThis ZIP71.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments181This ZIP181
Employees2,274This ZIP2,274
Annual payroll$116,534,000This ZIP$116,534,000
Tax returns filed3,240This ZIP3,240
Total adjusted gross income$242,244,000This ZIP$242,244,000

Land area

Land area84.58 sq miThis ZIP84.58 sq mi
Water area0.94 sq miThis ZIP0.94 sq mi

Other place names in 12834

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

ZIP codes near 12834

ZIPCityDistance
12848 Middle Falls, NY 1.0 mi
12884 Victory Mills, NY 4.4 mi
12871 Schuylerville, NY 5.0 mi
12816 Cambridge, NY 7.2 mi
12823 Cossayuna, NY 7.5 mi
12873 Shushan, NY 9.9 mi
12809 Argyle, NY 10.1 mi
12170 Stillwater, NY 10.5 mi
12028 Buskirk, NY 11.1 mi
12828 Fort Edward, NY 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12834?

12834 is in Greenwich, New York, in Washington County, part of the Glens Falls, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0980, -73.5053.

What county is 12834 in?

12834 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 12834?

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

What time zone is 12834 in?

12834 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12834?

About 6,039 people live in ZIP code 12834, in 2,784 households, at 71.4 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 12834?

$81,205 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12834?

The closest are 12848 (1 mi), 12884 (4.4 mi), 12871 (5 mi), 12816 (7.2 mi) and 12823 (7.5 mi).

Is 12834 a PO Box ZIP code?

12834 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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