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12912

ZIP 12912 is Au Sable Forks, New York, mostly in Clinton County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clinton +1 more
Metro area
Plattsburgh, NY
Population
1,682
Coordinates
44.4809, -73.7725
☼ Live from 12912 — Au Sable Forks, NY

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Where 12912 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12912
  • 🔢 Type 12912 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,912 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 269. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001001110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12911 (Keeseville, NY, 15 mi away) and 12913 (Bloomingdale, NY, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12912 becomes 21921 — and that is a real ZIP code: Elkton, MD, 352 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11229, 12192, 12921, 19122, 21219, 21912, …). The farthest-flung twin is 91221 in Glendale, CA, 2,450 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,305 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12912 and you would come out at 44.48°S, 106.23°E — 1,010 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 95.7 square miles of land, 12912 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,682This ZIP1,682
Households761This ZIP761
Housing units1,002This ZIP1,002
Median age50.2This ZIP50.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$70,046This ZIP$70,046New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$189,200This ZIP$189,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,048This ZIP$1,048New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%This ZIP27.4%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density17.6 / sq miThis ZIP17.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees565This ZIP565
Annual payroll$74,277,000This ZIP$74,277,000
Tax returns filed1,000This ZIP1,000
Total adjusted gross income$58,549,000This ZIP$58,549,000

Land area

Land area95.74 sq miThis ZIP95.74 sq mi
Water area4.16 sq miThis ZIP4.16 sq mi

Counties 12912 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Clinton County 76.3%
Essex County 23.6%

Other place names in 12912

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ZIP codes near 12912

ZIPCityDistance
12985 Schuyler Falls, NY 5.8 mi
12987 Upper Jay, NY 8.1 mi
12978 Redford, NY 9.2 mi
12924 Keeseville, NY 9.4 mi
12941 Jay, NY 9.4 mi
12997 Wilmington, NY 9.5 mi
12981 Saranac, NY 10.7 mi
12913 Bloomingdale, NY 11.9 mi
12972 Peru, NY 11.9 mi
12944 Keeseville, NY 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12912?

12912 is in Au Sable Forks, New York, in Clinton County, part of the Plattsburgh, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.4809, -73.7725.

What county is 12912 in?

12912 spans 2 counties: Clinton County and Essex County. Most of it falls in Clinton County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 12912?

Au Sable Forks uses area codes 518 and 838, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12912 in?

12912 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12912?

About 1,682 people live in ZIP code 12912, in 761 households, at 17.6 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 12912?

$70,046 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12912?

The closest are 12985 (5.8 mi), 12987 (8.1 mi), 12978 (9.2 mi), 12924 (9.4 mi) and 12941 (9.4 mi).

Is 12912 a PO Box ZIP code?

12912 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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