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12879

ZIP 12879 is in Newcomb, New York, in Essex County; area code 518; Eastern time. Newcomb has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 12852.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Essex
Metro area
none
Coordinates
43.9697, -74.1662

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 12852, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 12879 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12879
  • 🔢 Type 12879 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,879 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 53. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001001001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12878 (Stony Creek, NY, 37 mi away) and 12883 (Ticonderoga, NY, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12879 becomes 97821, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12789, 12978, 12987, 17829, 17982, 18927, …). The farthest-flung twin is 92178 in Coronado, CA, 2,427 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,283 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12879 and you would come out at 43.97°S, 105.83°E — 992 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
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Land area

ZIP codes near 12879

ZIPCityDistance
12852 Newcomb, NY 2.1 mi
12851 Minerva, NY 8.3 mi
12812 Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12.9 mi
12857 Olmstedville, NY 14.4 mi
12946 Lake Placid, NY 17.4 mi
12943 Keene Valley, NY 17.6 mi
12864 Sabael, NY 18.1 mi
12842 Indian Lake, NY 18.2 mi
12855 North Hudson, NY 20.7 mi
12856 North River, NY 21.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12879?

12879 is in Newcomb, New York, in Essex County. Its published point location is 43.9697, -74.1662.

What county is 12879 in?

12879 lies in Essex County.

What area code is 12879?

Newcomb uses area code 518, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12879 in?

12879 uses America/New_York.

What ZIP codes are near 12879?

The closest are 12852 (2.1 mi), 12851 (8.3 mi), 12812 (12.9 mi), 12857 (14.4 mi) and 12946 (17.4 mi).

Is 12879 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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