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12871

ZIP 12871 is Schuylerville, New York, in Saratoga County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Saratoga
Population
3,813
Coordinates
43.0906, -73.6042
☼ Live from 12871 — Schuylerville, NY

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Where 12871 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12871
  • 🔢 Type 12871 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,871 = 61 × 211. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001001000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12870 (Schroon Lake, NY, 52 mi away) and 12872 (Severance, NY, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12871 becomes 17821 — and that is a real ZIP code: Danville, PA, 213 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11782, 12187, 12781, 12817, 17128, 17812, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87121 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,857 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,308 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12871 and you would come out at 43.09°S, 106.40°E — 927 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 27.9 square miles of land, 12871 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,813This ZIP3,813
Households1,613This ZIP1,613
Housing units1,736This ZIP1,736
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$96,024This ZIP$96,024New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$263,600This ZIP$263,600New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,098This ZIP$1,098New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.3%This ZIP36.3%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density136.6 / sq miThis ZIP136.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments96This ZIP96
Employees374This ZIP374
Annual payroll$15,422,000This ZIP$15,422,000
Tax returns filed2,000This ZIP2,000
Total adjusted gross income$155,858,000This ZIP$155,858,000

Land area

Land area27.92 sq miThis ZIP27.92 sq mi
Water area0.85 sq miThis ZIP0.85 sq mi

Other place names in 12871

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ZIP codes near 12871

ZIPCityDistance
12884 Victory Mills, NY 0.6 mi
12848 Middle Falls, NY 4.1 mi
12834 Greenwich, NY 5.0 mi
12170 Stillwater, NY 6.9 mi
12866 Saratoga Springs, NY 7.0 mi
12831 Gansevoort, NY 8.5 mi
12154 Schaghticoke, NY 10.6 mi
12828 Fort Edward, NY 11.6 mi
12823 Cossayuna, NY 11.6 mi
12816 Cambridge, NY 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12871?

12871 is in Schuylerville, New York, in Saratoga County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0906, -73.6042.

What county is 12871 in?

12871 lies in Saratoga County.

What area code is 12871?

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

What time zone is 12871 in?

12871 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12871?

About 3,813 people live in ZIP code 12871, in 1,613 households, at 136.6 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 12871?

$96,024 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12871?

The closest are 12884 (0.6 mi), 12848 (4.1 mi), 12834 (5 mi), 12170 (6.9 mi) and 12866 (7 mi).

Is 12871 a PO Box ZIP code?

12871 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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