12874
ZIP 12874 is Silver Bay, New York, in Warren County; area codes 838 and 518; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Warren
- Metro area
- Glens Falls, NY
- Population
- 205
- Coordinates
- 43.6906, -73.5497
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Where 12874 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 12874 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,874 = 2 × 41 × 157. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11001001001010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12873 (Shushan, NY, 41 mi away) and 12878 (Stony Creek, NY, 31 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12874 becomes 47821, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12487, 12748, 12784, 12847, 14728, 14782, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84721 in Cedar City, UT, 2,092 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
- 🎯1,312 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12874 and you would come out at 43.69°S, 106.45°E — 959 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
- 📏 At 21.3 square miles of land, 12874 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 205This ZIP205 |
|---|---|
| Households | 112This ZIP112 |
| Housing units | 430This ZIP430 |
| Median age | 58.5This ZIP58.5New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $158,500This ZIP$158,500New York$85,974US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 60.1%This ZIP60.1% |
| Mean commute | 20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min |
| Population density | 9.6 / sq miThis ZIP9.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 6This ZIP6 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 129This ZIP129 |
| Annual payroll | $8,213,000This ZIP$8,213,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 21.26 sq miThis ZIP21.26 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 12874
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12836 | Hague, NY | 3.2 mi |
12814 | Bolton Landing, NY | 5.8 mi |
12815 | Brant Lake, NY | 7.1 mi |
12861 | Putnam Station, NY | 7.7 mi |
12819 | Clemons, NY | 8.0 mi |
12841 | Huletts Landing, NY | 8.1 mi |
12883 | Ticonderoga, NY | 10.1 mi |
12808 | Adirondack, NY | 10.7 mi |
05743 | Fair Haven, VT | 12.3 mi |
12860 | Pottersville, NY | 13.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12874?
12874 is in Silver Bay, New York, in Warren County, part of the Glens Falls, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6906, -73.5497.
What county is 12874 in?
12874 lies in Warren County.
What area code is 12874?
Silver Bay uses area codes 838 and 518, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12874 in?
12874 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12874?
About 205 people live in ZIP code 12874, in 112 households, at 9.6 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 12874?
$158,500 a year, against $85,974 across New York.
What ZIP codes are near 12874?
The closest are 12836 (3.2 mi), 12814 (5.8 mi), 12815 (7.1 mi), 12861 (7.7 mi) and 12819 (8 mi).
Is 12874 a PO Box ZIP code?
12874 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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