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12885

ZIP 12885 is Warrensburg, 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
4,444
Coordinates
43.5294, -73.8355
☼ Live from 12885 — Warrensburg, NY

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Where 12885 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12885
  • 🔢 Type 12885 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,885 = 3 × 5 × 859. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001001010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12884 (Victory Mills, NY, 33 mi away) and 12886 (Wevertown, NY, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12885 becomes 58821, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12588, 12858, 15828, 18825, 25818, 28518, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85281 in Tempe, AZ, 2,154 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,297 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12885 and you would come out at 43.53°S, 106.16°E — 958 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 80.3 square miles of land, 12885 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,444This ZIP4,444
Households2,218This ZIP2,218
Housing units2,739This ZIP2,739
Median age50.8This ZIP50.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$59,429This ZIP$59,429New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$169,800This ZIP$169,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$905This ZIP$905New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density55.3 / sq miThis ZIP55.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments109This ZIP109
Employees1,026This ZIP1,026
Annual payroll$45,136,000This ZIP$45,136,000
Tax returns filed2,130This ZIP2,130
Total adjusted gross income$118,028,000This ZIP$118,028,000

Land area

Land area80.30 sq miThis ZIP80.30 sq mi
Water area2.04 sq miThis ZIP2.04 sq mi

Other place names in 12885

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 12885

ZIPCityDistance
12824 Diamond Point, NY 6.2 mi
12817 Chestertown, NY 7.6 mi
12810 Athol, NY 8.0 mi
12843 Johnsburg, NY 8.6 mi
12886 Wevertown, NY 8.7 mi
12845 Lake George, NY 9.4 mi
12844 Kattskill Bay, NY 9.6 mi
12820 Cleverdale, NY 10.9 mi
12862 Riparius, NY 12.0 mi
12811 Bakers Mills, NY 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12885?

12885 is in Warrensburg, New York, in Warren County, part of the Glens Falls, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5294, -73.8355.

What county is 12885 in?

12885 lies in Warren County.

What area code is 12885?

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

What time zone is 12885 in?

12885 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12885?

About 4,444 people live in ZIP code 12885, in 2,218 households, at 55.3 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 12885?

$59,429 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12885?

The closest are 12824 (6.2 mi), 12817 (7.6 mi), 12810 (8 mi), 12843 (8.6 mi) and 12886 (8.7 mi).

Is 12885 a PO Box ZIP code?

12885 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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