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Where 12864 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 12864 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,864 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 67. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11001001000000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12863 (Rock City Falls, NY, 50 mi away) and 12865 (Salem, NY, 60 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12864 becomes 46821, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12468, 12486, 12846, 14826, 16248, 16428, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86412 in Hualapai, AZ, 2,161 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
- 🎯1,275 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12864 and you would come out at 43.73°S, 105.69°E — 983 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
- 📏 At 0.211 square miles of land, 12864 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 102 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 8This ZIP8 |
|---|---|
| Households | 3This ZIP3 |
| Housing units | 106This ZIP106 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 100.0%This ZIP100.0% |
| Population density | 37.9 / sq miThis ZIP37.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 12864
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12842 | Indian Lake, NY | 1.4 mi |
12164 | Speculator, NY | 9.1 mi |
12856 | North River, NY | 9.2 mi |
12812 | Blue Mountain Lake, NY | 11.1 mi |
12851 | Minerva, NY | 12.8 mi |
12853 | North Creek, NY | 12.9 mi |
12811 | Bakers Mills, NY | 16.3 mi |
12190 | Wells, NY | 17.4 mi |
13436 | Raquette Lake, NY | 18.0 mi |
12879 | Newcomb, NY | 18.1 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 12864 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12864?
12864 is in Sabael, New York, in Hamilton County. Its published point location is 43.7274, -74.3054.
What county is 12864 in?
12864 lies in Hamilton County.
What area code is 12864?
Sabael uses area code 518, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12864 in?
12864 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12864?
About 8 people live in ZIP code 12864, in 3 households, at 37.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 12864?
The closest are 12842 (1.4 mi), 12164 (9.1 mi), 12856 (9.2 mi), 12812 (11.1 mi) and 12851 (12.8 mi).
Is 12864 a PO Box ZIP code?
12864 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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