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12836

ZIP 12836 is Hague, New York, mostly in Warren County; area codes 838 and 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Warren +1 more
Metro area
Glens Falls, NY
Population
498
Coordinates
43.7123, -73.6056
☼ Live from 12836 — Hague, NY

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Where 12836 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12836
  • 🔢 Type 12836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,836 = 2 × 2 × 3209. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001000100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12835 (Hadley, NY, 33 mi away) and 12837 (Hampton, NY, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12836 becomes 63821 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arbyrd, MO, 1,026 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12863, 13628, 13682, 13826, 13862, 16238, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86321 in Bagdad, AZ, 2,186 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,309 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12836 and you would come out at 43.71°S, 106.39°E — 961 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 43.5 square miles of land, 12836 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population498This ZIP498
Households285This ZIP285
Housing units756This ZIP756
Median age61.5This ZIP61.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$80,221This ZIP$80,221New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$322,200This ZIP$322,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$570This ZIP$570New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.2%This ZIP38.2%
Mean commute17.4 minThis ZIP17.4 min
Population density11.4 / sq miThis ZIP11.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees45This ZIP45
Annual payroll$2,770,000This ZIP$2,770,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$23,112,000This ZIP$23,112,000

Land area

Land area43.54 sq miThis ZIP43.54 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Counties 12836 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Warren County 97.5%
Essex County 2.5%

ZIP codes near 12836

ZIPCityDistance
12874 Silver Bay, NY 3.2 mi
12815 Brant Lake, NY 4.4 mi
12814 Bolton Landing, NY 5.7 mi
12808 Adirondack, NY 7.5 mi
12883 Ticonderoga, NY 9.0 mi
12861 Putnam Station, NY 9.7 mi
12860 Pottersville, NY 10.4 mi
12841 Huletts Landing, NY 10.5 mi
12819 Clemons, NY 10.8 mi
12870 Schroon Lake, NY 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12836?

12836 is in Hague, New York, in Warren County, part of the Glens Falls, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7123, -73.6056.

What county is 12836 in?

12836 spans 2 counties: Warren County and Essex County. Most of it falls in Warren County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 12836?

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

What time zone is 12836 in?

12836 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12836?

About 498 people live in ZIP code 12836, in 285 households, at 11.4 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 12836?

$80,221 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12836?

The closest are 12874 (3.2 mi), 12815 (4.4 mi), 12814 (5.7 mi), 12808 (7.5 mi) and 12883 (9 mi).

Is 12836 a PO Box ZIP code?

12836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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