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12901

ZIP 12901 is in Plattsburgh, New York, in Clinton County; area code 518; Eastern time. Plattsburgh has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 12903.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clinton
Metro area
Plattsburgh, NY
Population
31,447
Coordinates
44.7091, -73.4735
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Where 12901 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12901
  • 🔢 Type 12901 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,901 = 7 × 19 × 97. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001001100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12887 (Whitehall, NY, 81 mi away) and 12903 (Plattsburgh, NY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12901 becomes 10921 — and that is a real ZIP code: Florida, NY, 238 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01129, 01921, 02119, 02191, 02911, 09112, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09112 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,711 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,321 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12901 and you would come out at 44.71°S, 106.53°E — 1,015 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 70.6 square miles of land, 12901 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,447This ZIP31,447
Households14,321This ZIP14,321
Housing units15,534This ZIP15,534
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$60,942This ZIP$60,942New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$189,400This ZIP$189,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,002This ZIP$1,002New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.2%This ZIP33.2%
Mean commute17.2 minThis ZIP17.2 min
Population density445.4 / sq miThis ZIP445.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,016This ZIP1,016
Employees20,919This ZIP20,919
Annual payroll$1,024,015,000This ZIP$1,024,015,000
Tax returns filed13,950This ZIP13,950
Total adjusted gross income$925,339,000This ZIP$925,339,000

Land area

Land area70.60 sq miThis ZIP70.60 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi

Other place names in 12901

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

ZIP codes near 12901

ZIPCityDistance
12903 Plattsburgh, NY 3.6 mi
12962 Morrisonville, NY 5.1 mi
12992 West Chazy, NY 7.8 mi
05458 Grand Isle, VT 8.6 mi
05486 South Hero, VT 9.9 mi
12918 Cadyville, NY 10.0 mi
12972 Peru, NY 11.0 mi
12911 Keeseville, NY 12.0 mi
12929 Dannemora, NY 12.1 mi
12910 Altona, NY 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12901?

12901 is in Plattsburgh, New York, in Clinton County, part of the Plattsburgh, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.7091, -73.4735.

What county is 12901 in?

12901 lies in Clinton County.

What area code is 12901?

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

What time zone is 12901 in?

12901 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12901?

About 31,447 people live in ZIP code 12901, in 14,321 households, at 445.4 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 12901?

$60,942 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12901?

The closest are 12903 (3.6 mi), 12962 (5.1 mi), 12992 (7.8 mi), 05458 (8.6 mi) and 05486 (9.9 mi).

Is 12901 a PO Box ZIP code?

12901 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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