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12870

ZIP 12870 is Schroon Lake, New York, mostly in Essex County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Essex +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,756
Coordinates
43.8392, -73.7656
☼ Live from 12870 — Schroon Lake, NY

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Where 12870 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12870
  • 🔢 Type 12870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,870 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 11 × 13. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001001000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12866 (Saratoga Springs, NY, 53 mi away) and 12871 (Schuylerville, NY, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12870 becomes 07821 — and that is a real ZIP code: Andover, NJ, 205 miles away.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01827, 02187, 02718, 02817, 02871, 07821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87021 in Milan, NM, 1,898 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,302 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12870 and you would come out at 43.84°S, 106.23°E — 973 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 98.4 square miles of land, 12870 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,756This ZIP1,756
Households767This ZIP767
Housing units1,820This ZIP1,820
Median age52.3This ZIP52.3New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$72,628This ZIP$72,628New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$268,700This ZIP$268,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$516This ZIP$516New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.0%This ZIP36.0%
Mean commute14.8 minThis ZIP14.8 min
Population density17.8 / sq miThis ZIP17.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments65This ZIP65
Employees273This ZIP273
Annual payroll$12,003,000This ZIP$12,003,000
Tax returns filed830This ZIP830
Total adjusted gross income$55,698,000This ZIP$55,698,000

Land area

Land area98.44 sq miThis ZIP98.44 sq mi
Water area6.29 sq miThis ZIP6.29 sq mi

Counties 12870 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Essex County 98.0%
Warren County 2.0%

Other place names in 12870

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ZIP codes near 12870

ZIPCityDistance
12872 Severance, NY 3.7 mi
12858 Paradox, NY 4.1 mi
12808 Adirondack, NY 6.3 mi
12860 Pottersville, NY 8.4 mi
12857 Olmstedville, NY 9.0 mi
12815 Brant Lake, NY 10.2 mi
12883 Ticonderoga, NY 10.6 mi
12836 Hague, NY 11.9 mi
12928 Crown Point, NY 12.5 mi
12855 North Hudson, NY 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12870?

12870 is in Schroon Lake, New York, in Essex County. Its published point location is 43.8392, -73.7656.

What county is 12870 in?

12870 spans 2 counties: Essex County and Warren County. Most of it falls in Essex County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 12870?

Schroon Lake uses area codes 518 and 838, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12870 in?

12870 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12870?

About 1,756 people live in ZIP code 12870, in 767 households, at 17.8 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 12870?

$72,628 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12870?

The closest are 12872 (3.7 mi), 12858 (4.1 mi), 12808 (6.3 mi), 12860 (8.4 mi) and 12857 (9 mi).

Is 12870 a PO Box ZIP code?

12870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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