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12903

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clinton
Metro area
Plattsburgh, NY
Population
1,824
Coordinates
44.6569, -73.4631
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Where 12903 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12903
  • 🔢 Type 12903 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,903 = 3 × 11 × 17 × 23. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001001100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12901 (Plattsburgh, NY, 4 mi away) and 12910 (Altona, NY, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12903 becomes 30921, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01923, 02139, 03291, 09123, 09132, 09213, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09213 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,663 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 12903 and you would come out at 44.66°S, 106.54°E — 1,011 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 4.2 square miles of land, 12903 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,824This ZIP1,824
Households968This ZIP968
Housing units1,039This ZIP1,039
Median age50.3This ZIP50.3New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$77,733This ZIP$77,733New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$210,400This ZIP$210,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,642This ZIP$1,642New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.6%This ZIP52.6%
Mean commute17.4 minThis ZIP17.4 min
Population density430.4 / sq miThis ZIP430.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees1,582This ZIP1,582
Annual payroll$82,119,000This ZIP$82,119,000
Tax returns filed950This ZIP950
Total adjusted gross income$70,905,000This ZIP$70,905,000

Land area

Land area4.24 sq miThis ZIP4.24 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 12903

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

ZIP codes near 12903

ZIPCityDistance
12901 Plattsburgh, NY 3.6 mi
12962 Morrisonville, NY 6.7 mi
05486 South Hero, VT 7.8 mi
12972 Peru, NY 8.1 mi
12911 Keeseville, NY 8.4 mi
12975 Port Kent, NY 8.9 mi
05458 Grand Isle, VT 9.0 mi
12918 Cadyville, NY 10.7 mi
12992 West Chazy, NY 11.4 mi
12929 Dannemora, NY 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12903?

12903 is in Plattsburgh, New York, in Clinton County, part of the Plattsburgh, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.6569, -73.4631.

What county is 12903 in?

12903 lies in Clinton County.

What area code is 12903?

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

What time zone is 12903 in?

12903 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12903?

About 1,824 people live in ZIP code 12903, in 968 households, at 430.4 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 12903?

$77,733 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12903?

The closest are 12901 (3.6 mi), 12962 (6.7 mi), 05486 (7.8 mi), 12972 (8.1 mi) and 12911 (8.4 mi).

Is 12903 a PO Box ZIP code?

12903 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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