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12886

ZIP 12886 is Wevertown, New York, in Warren County; area code 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Warren
Metro area
Glens Falls, NY
Population
215
Coordinates
43.6352, -73.9315
☼ Live from 12886 — Wevertown, NY

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Where 12886 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12886
  • 🔢 Type 12886 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,886 = 2 × 17 × 379. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001001010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12885 (Warrensburg, NY, 9 mi away) and 12887 (Whitehall, NY, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12886 becomes 68821 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brewster, NE, 1,309 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16828, 16882, 18628, 18826, 26818, 28168, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88126 in Pep, NM, 1,714 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,293 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12886 and you would come out at 43.64°S, 106.07°E — 967 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 4.8 square miles of land, 12886 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population215This ZIP215
Households97This ZIP97
Housing units152This ZIP152
Median age57.9This ZIP57.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$127,649This ZIP$127,649New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$342,700This ZIP$342,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher53.8%This ZIP53.8%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density44.9 / sq miThis ZIP44.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees57This ZIP57
Annual payroll$3,224,000This ZIP$3,224,000
Tax returns filed100This ZIP100
Total adjusted gross income$6,761,000This ZIP$6,761,000

Land area

Land area4.79 sq miThis ZIP4.79 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12886

ZIPCityDistance
12862 Riparius, NY 3.7 mi
12843 Johnsburg, NY 3.8 mi
12817 Chestertown, NY 5.4 mi
12853 North Creek, NY 6.9 mi
12860 Pottersville, NY 8.4 mi
12885 Warrensburg, NY 8.7 mi
12811 Bakers Mills, NY 9.0 mi
12810 Athol, NY 10.3 mi
12856 North River, NY 10.8 mi
12808 Adirondack, NY 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12886?

12886 is in Wevertown, New York, in Warren County, part of the Glens Falls, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6352, -73.9315.

What county is 12886 in?

12886 lies in Warren County.

What area code is 12886?

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

What time zone is 12886 in?

12886 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12886?

About 215 people live in ZIP code 12886, in 97 households, at 44.9 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 12886?

$127,649 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12886?

The closest are 12862 (3.7 mi), 12843 (3.8 mi), 12817 (5.4 mi), 12853 (6.9 mi) and 12860 (8.4 mi).

Is 12886 a PO Box ZIP code?

12886 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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