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Where 12858 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 12858 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BSBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,858 = 2 × 3 × 2143. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11001000111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12857 (Olmstedville, NY, 13 mi away) and 12859 (Porter Corners, NY, 51 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12858 becomes 85821, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12588, 12885, 15828, 18825, 25818, 28518, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85281 in Tempe, AZ, 2,163 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
- 🎯1,305 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12858 and you would come out at 43.88°S, 106.30°E — 974 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
- 📏 At 17.2 square miles of land, 12858 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 118This ZIP118 |
|---|---|
| Households | 72This ZIP72 |
| Housing units | 320This ZIP320 |
| Median age | 65.7This ZIP65.7New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $124,167This ZIP$124,167New York$85,974US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $333,300This ZIP$333,300New York$423,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 49.6%This ZIP49.6% |
| Population density | 6.9 / sq miThis ZIP6.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 17.19 sq miThis ZIP17.19 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.11 sq miThis ZIP2.11 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 12858
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12872 | Severance, NY | 1.1 mi |
12870 | Schroon Lake, NY | 4.1 mi |
12883 | Ticonderoga, NY | 8.0 mi |
12928 | Crown Point, NY | 8.4 mi |
12808 | Adirondack, NY | 9.1 mi |
12855 | North Hudson, NY | 10.7 mi |
12960 | Moriah, NY | 11.5 mi |
12860 | Pottersville, NY | 12.1 mi |
12815 | Brant Lake, NY | 12.2 mi |
12836 | Hague, NY | 12.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12858?
12858 is in Paradox, New York, in Essex County. Its published point location is 43.8780, -73.7034.
What county is 12858 in?
12858 lies in Essex County.
What area code is 12858?
Paradox uses area codes 518 and 838, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12858 in?
12858 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12858?
About 118 people live in ZIP code 12858, in 72 households, at 6.9 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 12858?
$124,167 a year, against $85,974 across New York.
What ZIP codes are near 12858?
The closest are 12872 (1.1 mi), 12870 (4.1 mi), 12883 (8 mi), 12928 (8.4 mi) and 12808 (9.1 mi).
Is 12858 a PO Box ZIP code?
12858 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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