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12910

ZIP 12910 is Altona, New York, in Clinton County; area code 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clinton
Metro area
Plattsburgh, NY
Population
1,890
Coordinates
44.8570, -73.6079
☼ Live from 12910 — Altona, NY

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Where 12910 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12910
  • 🔢 Type 12910 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,910 = 2 × 5 × 1291. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001001101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12903 (Plattsburgh, NY, 16 mi away) and 12911 (Keeseville, NY, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12910 becomes 01921 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boxford, MA, 198 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, 3,710 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,316 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12910 and you would come out at 44.86°S, 106.39°E — 1,027 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 64.9 square miles of land, 12910 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,890This ZIP1,890
Households623This ZIP623
Housing units732This ZIP732
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$53,021This ZIP$53,021New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$140,700This ZIP$140,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,061This ZIP$1,061New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.1%This ZIP6.1%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density29.1 / sq miThis ZIP29.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees41This ZIP41
Annual payroll$1,860,000This ZIP$1,860,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$44,492,000This ZIP$44,492,000

Land area

Land area64.93 sq miThis ZIP64.93 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Other place names in 12910

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ZIP codes near 12910

ZIPCityDistance
12992 West Chazy, NY 5.3 mi
12958 Mooers, NY 6.9 mi
12959 Mooers Forks, NY 8.6 mi
12921 Chazy, NY 9.0 mi
12935 Ellenburg Depot, NY 9.3 mi
12962 Morrisonville, NY 10.3 mi
12919 Champlain, NY 10.5 mi
12929 Dannemora, NY 10.9 mi
12933 Ellenburg, NY 11.9 mi
12918 Cadyville, NY 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12910?

12910 is in Altona, New York, in Clinton County, part of the Plattsburgh, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8570, -73.6079.

What county is 12910 in?

12910 lies in Clinton County.

What area code is 12910?

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

What time zone is 12910 in?

12910 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12910?

About 1,890 people live in ZIP code 12910, in 623 households, at 29.1 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 12910?

$53,021 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12910?

The closest are 12992 (5.3 mi), 12958 (6.9 mi), 12959 (8.6 mi), 12921 (9 mi) and 12935 (9.3 mi).

Is 12910 a PO Box ZIP code?

12910 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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