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Where 12872 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 12872 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,872 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 1609. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11001001001000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12871 (Schuylerville, NY, 55 mi away) and 12873 (Shushan, NY, 57 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12872 becomes 27821 — and that is a real ZIP code: Edward, NC, 615 miles away.
- 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12827, 17228, 17822, 21278, 21287, 21782, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87122 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,833 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
- 🎯1,304 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12872 and you would come out at 43.88°S, 106.28°E — 974 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
- 📏 At 1.1 square miles of land, 12872 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 524 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 22This ZIP22 |
|---|---|
| Households | 11This ZIP11 |
| Housing units | 67This ZIP67 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 20.3 / sq miThis ZIP20.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.08 sq miThis ZIP1.08 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 12872
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12858 | Paradox, NY | 1.1 mi |
12870 | Schroon Lake, NY | 3.7 mi |
12928 | Crown Point, NY | 8.9 mi |
12883 | Ticonderoga, NY | 9.1 mi |
12808 | Adirondack, NY | 9.4 mi |
12855 | North Hudson, NY | 10.0 mi |
12857 | Olmstedville, NY | 11.7 mi |
12960 | Moriah, NY | 11.8 mi |
12860 | Pottersville, NY | 12.1 mi |
12815 | Brant Lake, NY | 12.7 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 12872 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12872?
12872 is in Severance, New York, in Essex County. Its published point location is 43.8839, -73.7230.
What county is 12872 in?
12872 lies in Essex County.
What area code is 12872?
Severance uses area codes 518 and 838, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12872 in?
12872 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12872?
About 22 people live in ZIP code 12872, in 11 households, at 20.3 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 12872?
The closest are 12858 (1.1 mi), 12870 (3.7 mi), 12928 (8.9 mi), 12883 (9.1 mi) and 12808 (9.4 mi).
Is 12872 a PO Box ZIP code?
12872 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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