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12859

ZIP 12859 is Porter Corners, New York, in Saratoga County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Saratoga
Population
1,622
Coordinates
43.1555, -73.9048
☼ Live from 12859 — Porter Corners, NY

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Where 12859 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12859
  • 🔢 Type 12859 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,859 = 7 × 11 × 167. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001000111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12858 (Paradox, NY, 51 mi away) and 12860 (Pottersville, NY, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12859 becomes 95821 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sacramento, CA, 2,466 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12589, 12958, 12985, 15289, 15829, 15928, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95128 in San Jose, CA, 2,530 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,293 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12859 and you would come out at 43.16°S, 106.10°E — 939 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 19.9 square miles of land, 12859 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,622This ZIP1,622
Households691This ZIP691
Housing units744This ZIP744
Median age48.5This ZIP48.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$71,250This ZIP$71,250New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$210,200This ZIP$210,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,380This ZIP$1,380New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%This ZIP24.0%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density81.5 / sq miThis ZIP81.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees85This ZIP85
Annual payroll$3,956,000This ZIP$3,956,000
Tax returns filed1,040This ZIP1,040
Total adjusted gross income$77,906,000This ZIP$77,906,000

Land area

Land area19.90 sq miThis ZIP19.90 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12859

ZIPCityDistance
12833 Greenfield Center, NY 3.2 mi
12822 Corinth, NY 5.1 mi
12850 Middle Grove, NY 5.3 mi
12863 Rock City Falls, NY 6.7 mi
12866 Saratoga Springs, NY 10.0 mi
12074 Galway, NY 10.4 mi
12020 Ballston Spa, NY 10.8 mi
12831 Gansevoort, NY 11.1 mi
12025 Broadalbin, NY 11.8 mi
12835 Hadley, NY 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12859?

12859 is in Porter Corners, New York, in Saratoga County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1555, -73.9048.

What county is 12859 in?

12859 lies in Saratoga County.

What area code is 12859?

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

What time zone is 12859 in?

12859 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12859?

About 1,622 people live in ZIP code 12859, in 691 households, at 81.5 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 12859?

$71,250 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12859?

The closest are 12833 (3.2 mi), 12822 (5.1 mi), 12850 (5.3 mi), 12863 (6.7 mi) and 12866 (10 mi).

Is 12859 a PO Box ZIP code?

12859 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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