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Where 12851 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.
- 🔢 Type 12851 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,851 = 71 × 181. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11001000110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12850 (Middle Grove, NY, 52 mi away) and 12852 (Newcomb, NY, 9 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12851 becomes 15821 — and that is a real ZIP code: Benezett, PA, 277 miles away.
- 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11582, 12158, 12185, 12518, 12581, 12815, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85121 in Bapchule, AZ, 2,152 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
- 🎯1,284 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12851 and you would come out at 43.86°S, 105.88°E — 984 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
- 📏 At 85.6 square miles of land, 12851 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 275This ZIP275 |
|---|---|
| Households | 132This ZIP132 |
| Housing units | 240This ZIP240 |
| Median age | 56.8This ZIP56.8New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $73,750This ZIP$73,750New York$85,974US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $160,900This ZIP$160,900New York$423,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.7%This ZIP29.7% |
| Mean commute | 21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min |
| Population density | 3.2 / sq miThis ZIP3.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 10This ZIP10 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 28This ZIP28 |
| Annual payroll | $1,858,000This ZIP$1,858,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 150This ZIP150 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $8,154,000This ZIP$8,154,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 85.58 sq miThis ZIP85.58 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.97 sq miThis ZIP1.97 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 12851
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12879 | Newcomb, NY | 8.3 mi |
12857 | Olmstedville, NY | 8.7 mi |
12852 | Newcomb, NY | 9.2 mi |
12842 | Indian Lake, NY | 12.4 mi |
12864 | Sabael, NY | 12.8 mi |
12856 | North River, NY | 13.1 mi |
12812 | Blue Mountain Lake, NY | 13.6 mi |
12853 | North Creek, NY | 13.6 mi |
12862 | Riparius, NY | 14.8 mi |
12870 | Schroon Lake, NY | 17.6 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 12851 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12851?
12851 is in Minerva, New York, in Essex County. Its published point location is 43.8553, -74.1184.
What county is 12851 in?
12851 lies in Essex County.
What area code is 12851?
Minerva uses area code 518, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12851 in?
12851 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12851?
About 275 people live in ZIP code 12851, in 132 households, at 3.2 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 12851?
$73,750 a year, against $85,974 across New York.
What ZIP codes are near 12851?
The closest are 12879 (8.3 mi), 12857 (8.7 mi), 12852 (9.2 mi), 12842 (12.4 mi) and 12864 (12.8 mi).
Is 12851 a PO Box ZIP code?
12851 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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