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12860

ZIP 12860 is Pottersville, New York, in Warren County; area code 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Warren
Metro area
Glens Falls, NY
Population
419
Coordinates
43.7221, -73.8142
☼ Live from 12860 — Pottersville, NY

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Where 12860 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12860
  • 🔢 Type 12860 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,860 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 643. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001000111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12859 (Porter Corners, NY, 39 mi away) and 12861 (Putnam Station, NY, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12860 becomes 06821, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01826, 01862, 02186, 02816, 02861, 06128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86021 in Colorado City, AZ, 2,103 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,299 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12860 and you would come out at 43.72°S, 106.19°E — 968 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 11.6 square miles of land, 12860 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population419This ZIP419
Households155This ZIP155
Housing units290This ZIP290
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$95,625This ZIP$95,625New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$215,400This ZIP$215,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%This ZIP32.6%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density36.0 / sq miThis ZIP36.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees500This ZIP500
Annual payroll$15,986,000This ZIP$15,986,000
Tax returns filed380This ZIP380
Total adjusted gross income$19,795,000This ZIP$19,795,000

Land area

Land area11.65 sq miThis ZIP11.65 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 12860

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ZIP codes near 12860

ZIPCityDistance
12808 Adirondack, NY 3.8 mi
12817 Chestertown, NY 5.7 mi
12815 Brant Lake, NY 6.3 mi
12862 Riparius, NY 6.3 mi
12886 Wevertown, NY 8.4 mi
12870 Schroon Lake, NY 8.4 mi
12857 Olmstedville, NY 10.1 mi
12836 Hague, NY 10.4 mi
12814 Bolton Landing, NY 11.0 mi
12872 Severance, NY 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12860?

12860 is in Pottersville, New York, in Warren County, part of the Glens Falls, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7221, -73.8142.

What county is 12860 in?

12860 lies in Warren County.

What area code is 12860?

Pottersville uses area code 518, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12860 in?

12860 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12860?

About 419 people live in ZIP code 12860, in 155 households, at 36.0 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 12860?

$95,625 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12860?

The closest are 12808 (3.8 mi), 12817 (5.7 mi), 12815 (6.3 mi), 12862 (6.3 mi) and 12886 (8.4 mi).

Is 12860 a PO Box ZIP code?

12860 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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