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12845

ZIP 12845 is Lake George, New York, in Warren County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Warren
Metro area
Glens Falls, NY
Population
4,370
Coordinates
43.4279, -73.7111
☼ Live from 12845 — Lake George, NY

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Where 12845 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12845
  • 🔢 Type 12845 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,845 = 5 × 7 × 367. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001000101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12844 (Kattskill Bay, NY, 5 mi away) and 12846 (Lake Luzerne, NY, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12845 becomes 54821 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cable, WI, 875 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12458, 12485, 12548, 12584, 12854, 14825, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85214 in Mesa, AZ, 2,155 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% 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 12845 and you would come out at 43.43°S, 106.29°E — 949 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 45.0 square miles of land, 12845 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,370This ZIP4,370
Households1,975This ZIP1,975
Housing units3,458This ZIP3,458
Median age50.7This ZIP50.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$100,774This ZIP$100,774New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$355,900This ZIP$355,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,055This ZIP$1,055New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.9%This ZIP36.9%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density97.0 / sq miThis ZIP97.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments334This ZIP334
Employees2,204This ZIP2,204
Annual payroll$100,461,000This ZIP$100,461,000
Tax returns filed2,620This ZIP2,620
Total adjusted gross income$260,709,000This ZIP$260,709,000

Land area

Land area45.03 sq miThis ZIP45.03 sq mi
Water area7.59 sq miThis ZIP7.59 sq mi

Other place names in 12845

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ZIP codes near 12845

ZIPCityDistance
12820 Cleverdale, NY 4.2 mi
12844 Kattskill Bay, NY 4.9 mi
12804 Queensbury, NY 6.4 mi
12824 Diamond Point, NY 6.7 mi
12846 Lake Luzerne, NY 6.9 mi
12801 Glens Falls, NY 8.7 mi
12827 Fort Ann, NY 9.1 mi
12839 Hudson Falls, NY 9.4 mi
12885 Warrensburg, NY 9.4 mi
12803 South Glens Falls, NY 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12845?

12845 is in Lake George, New York, in Warren County, part of the Glens Falls, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4279, -73.7111.

What county is 12845 in?

12845 lies in Warren County.

What area code is 12845?

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

What time zone is 12845 in?

12845 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12845?

About 4,370 people live in ZIP code 12845, in 1,975 households, at 97.0 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 12845?

$100,774 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12845?

The closest are 12820 (4.2 mi), 12844 (4.9 mi), 12804 (6.4 mi), 12824 (6.7 mi) and 12846 (6.9 mi).

Is 12845 a PO Box ZIP code?

12845 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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