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12920

ZIP 12920 is Chateaugay, New York, mostly in Franklin County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,624
Coordinates
44.8910, -74.0566
☼ Live from 12920 — Chateaugay, NY

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Where 12920 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12920
  • 🔢 Type 12920 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,920 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 17 × 19. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001001111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12919 (Champlain, NY, 30 mi away) and 12921 (Chazy, NY, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12920 becomes 02921 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cranston, RI, 251 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01229, 01922, 02129, 02912, 02921, 09212, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09212 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,679 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,294 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12920 and you would come out at 44.89°S, 105.94°E — 1,041 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 79.8 square miles of land, 12920 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,624This ZIP2,624
Households1,116This ZIP1,116
Housing units1,592This ZIP1,592
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$79,773This ZIP$79,773New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$152,600This ZIP$152,600New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$836This ZIP$836New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density32.9 / sq miThis ZIP32.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees326This ZIP326
Annual payroll$17,177,000This ZIP$17,177,000
Tax returns filed1,080This ZIP1,080
Total adjusted gross income$69,938,000This ZIP$69,938,000

Land area

Land area79.75 sq miThis ZIP79.75 sq mi
Water area1.13 sq miThis ZIP1.13 sq mi

Counties 12920 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Franklin County 92.7%
Clinton County 7.3%

Other place names in 12920

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ZIP codes near 12920

ZIPCityDistance
12915 Brainardsville, NY 2.8 mi
12923 Churubusco, NY 6.1 mi
12917 Burke, NY 6.2 mi
12955 Lyon Mountain, NY 9.4 mi
12933 Ellenburg, NY 10.3 mi
12934 Ellenburg Center, NY 10.9 mi
12995 Whippleville, NY 11.3 mi
12969 Owls Head, NY 12.6 mi
12935 Ellenburg Depot, NY 13.1 mi
12926 Constable, NY 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12920?

12920 is in Chateaugay, New York, in Franklin County. Its published point location is 44.8910, -74.0566.

What county is 12920 in?

12920 spans 2 counties: Franklin County and Clinton County. Most of it falls in Franklin 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 12920?

Chateaugay uses area codes 518 and 838, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12920 in?

12920 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12920?

About 2,624 people live in ZIP code 12920, in 1,116 households, at 32.9 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 12920?

$79,773 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12920?

The closest are 12915 (2.8 mi), 12923 (6.1 mi), 12917 (6.2 mi), 12955 (9.4 mi) and 12933 (10.3 mi).

Is 12920 a PO Box ZIP code?

12920 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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