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12878

ZIP 12878 is Stony Creek, New York, in Warren County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Warren
Metro area
Glens Falls, NY
Population
819
Coordinates
43.4382, -74.0644
☼ Live from 12878 — Stony Creek, NY

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Where 12878 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12878
  • 🔢 Type 12878 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,878 = 2 × 47 × 137. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001001001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12874 (Silver Bay, NY, 31 mi away) and 12879 (Newcomb, NY, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12878 becomes 87821 — and that is a real ZIP code: Datil, NM, 1,932 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12788, 12887, 17882, 18827, 21788, 27818, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87821 in Datil, NM, 1,932 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,285 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12878 and you would come out at 43.44°S, 105.94°E — 960 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 107.6 square miles of land, 12878 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population819This ZIP819
Households309This ZIP309
Housing units499This ZIP499
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$63,657This ZIP$63,657New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$205,200This ZIP$205,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%This ZIP12.8%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density7.6 / sq miThis ZIP7.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees11This ZIP11
Annual payroll$354,000This ZIP$354,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$17,200,000This ZIP$17,200,000

Land area

Land area107.61 sq miThis ZIP107.61 sq mi
Water area1.09 sq miThis ZIP1.09 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12878

ZIPCityDistance
12810 Athol, NY 5.4 mi
12835 Hadley, NY 7.8 mi
12811 Bakers Mills, NY 8.3 mi
12190 Wells, NY 11.4 mi
12843 Johnsburg, NY 11.6 mi
12885 Warrensburg, NY 13.1 mi
12134 Northville, NY 14.7 mi
12886 Wevertown, NY 15.1 mi
12846 Lake Luzerne, NY 15.2 mi
12853 North Creek, NY 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12878?

12878 is in Stony Creek, New York, in Warren County, part of the Glens Falls, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4382, -74.0644.

What county is 12878 in?

12878 lies in Warren County.

What area code is 12878?

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

What time zone is 12878 in?

12878 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12878?

About 819 people live in ZIP code 12878, in 309 households, at 7.6 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 12878?

$63,657 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12878?

The closest are 12810 (5.4 mi), 12835 (7.8 mi), 12811 (8.3 mi), 12190 (11.4 mi) and 12843 (11.6 mi).

Is 12878 a PO Box ZIP code?

12878 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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