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12856

ZIP 12856 is North River, 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
260
Coordinates
43.6659, -74.1430
☼ Live from 12856 — North River, NY

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Where 12856 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12856
  • 🔢 Type 12856 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,856 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 1607. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001000111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12855 (North Hudson, NY, 31 mi away) and 12857 (Olmstedville, NY, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12856 becomes 65821, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12568, 12586, 12865, 15268, 15286, 15628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85621 in Nogales, AZ, 2,163 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,282 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12856 and you would come out at 43.67°S, 105.86°E — 975 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 64.2 square miles of land, 12856 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population260This ZIP260
Households158This ZIP158
Housing units351This ZIP351
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$59,200This ZIP$59,200New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$243,400This ZIP$243,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher69.9%This ZIP69.9%
Population density4.0 / sq miThis ZIP4.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees111This ZIP111
Annual payroll$7,434,000This ZIP$7,434,000

Land area

Land area64.22 sq miThis ZIP64.22 sq mi
Water area1.07 sq miThis ZIP1.07 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12856

ZIPCityDistance
12853 North Creek, NY 3.9 mi
12842 Indian Lake, NY 7.8 mi
12811 Bakers Mills, NY 8.1 mi
12864 Sabael, NY 9.2 mi
12843 Johnsburg, NY 9.5 mi
12862 Riparius, NY 10.7 mi
12886 Wevertown, NY 10.8 mi
12851 Minerva, NY 13.1 mi
12810 Athol, NY 14.4 mi
12190 Wells, NY 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12856?

12856 is in North River, New York, in Warren County, part of the Glens Falls, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6659, -74.1430.

What county is 12856 in?

12856 lies in Warren County.

What area code is 12856?

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

What time zone is 12856 in?

12856 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12856?

About 260 people live in ZIP code 12856, in 158 households, at 4.0 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 12856?

$59,200 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12856?

The closest are 12853 (3.9 mi), 12842 (7.8 mi), 12811 (8.1 mi), 12864 (9.2 mi) and 12843 (9.5 mi).

Is 12856 a PO Box ZIP code?

12856 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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