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12923

ZIP 12923 is Churubusco, New York, in Clinton County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clinton
Metro area
Plattsburgh, NY
Population
532
Coordinates
44.9455, -73.9580
☼ Live from 12923 — Churubusco, NY

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Where 12923 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12923
  • 🔢 Type 12923 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 12923 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001001111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12922 (Childwold, NY, 58 mi away) and 12924 (Keeseville, NY, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12923 becomes 32921, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12239, 12932, 21239, 22193, 22931, 23129, …). The farthest-flung twin is 91322 in Newhall, CA, 2,446 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,300 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12923 and you would come out at 44.95°S, 106.04°E — 1,041 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 42.6 square miles of land, 12923 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population532This ZIP532
Households248This ZIP248
Housing units293This ZIP293
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$50,833This ZIP$50,833New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$101,100This ZIP$101,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%This ZIP6.5%
Mean commute37.0 minThis ZIP37.0 min
Population density12.5 / sq miThis ZIP12.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees27This ZIP27
Annual payroll$3,272,000This ZIP$3,272,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$14,127,000This ZIP$14,127,000

Land area

Land area42.63 sq miThis ZIP42.63 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12923

ZIPCityDistance
12920 Chateaugay, NY 6.1 mi
12933 Ellenburg, NY 6.7 mi
12915 Brainardsville, NY 7.4 mi
12934 Ellenburg Center, NY 10.3 mi
12935 Ellenburg Depot, NY 10.5 mi
12917 Burke, NY 10.7 mi
12955 Lyon Mountain, NY 11.4 mi
12959 Mooers Forks, NY 11.7 mi
12952 Lyon Mountain, NY 16.4 mi
12995 Whippleville, NY 17.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12923?

12923 is in Churubusco, New York, in Clinton County, part of the Plattsburgh, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9455, -73.9580.

What county is 12923 in?

12923 lies in Clinton County.

What area code is 12923?

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

What time zone is 12923 in?

12923 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12923?

About 532 people live in ZIP code 12923, in 248 households, at 12.5 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 12923?

$50,833 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12923?

The closest are 12920 (6.1 mi), 12933 (6.7 mi), 12915 (7.4 mi), 12934 (10.3 mi) and 12935 (10.5 mi).

Is 12923 a PO Box ZIP code?

12923 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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