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12928

ZIP 12928 is Crown Point, New York, in Essex County; area code 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Essex
Metro area
none
Population
1,984
Coordinates
43.9638, -73.5832
☼ Live from 12928 — Crown Point, NY

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Where 12928 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12928
  • 🔢 Type 12928 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,928 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 101. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001010000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12927 (Cranberry Lake, NY, 63 mi away) and 12929 (Dannemora, NY, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12928 becomes 82921, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18229, 18922, 21289, 21298, 21829, 28129, …). The farthest-flung twin is 92812 in Anaheim, CA, 2,454 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,312 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12928 and you would come out at 43.96°S, 106.42°E — 975 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
  • 📏 At 72.6 square miles of land, 12928 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,984This ZIP1,984
Households870This ZIP870
Housing units1,146This ZIP1,146
Median age49.9This ZIP49.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$82,813This ZIP$82,813New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$157,900This ZIP$157,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,625This ZIP$1,625New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%This ZIP14.0%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density27.3 / sq miThis ZIP27.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments28This ZIP28
Employees111This ZIP111
Annual payroll$5,855,000This ZIP$5,855,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$57,981,000This ZIP$57,981,000

Land area

Land area72.60 sq miThis ZIP72.60 sq mi
Water area0.87 sq miThis ZIP0.87 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12928

ZIPCityDistance
12960 Moriah, NY 3.6 mi
12961 Moriah Center, NY 6.7 mi
12858 Paradox, NY 8.4 mi
12998 Witherbee, NY 8.9 mi
12974 Port Henry, NY 8.9 mi
12872 Severance, NY 8.9 mi
12883 Ticonderoga, NY 8.9 mi
12855 North Hudson, NY 9.7 mi
12956 Mineville, NY 10.5 mi
12964 New Russia, NY 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12928?

12928 is in Crown Point, New York, in Essex County. Its published point location is 43.9638, -73.5832.

What county is 12928 in?

12928 lies in Essex County.

What area code is 12928?

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

What time zone is 12928 in?

12928 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12928?

About 1,984 people live in ZIP code 12928, in 870 households, at 27.3 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 12928?

$82,813 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12928?

The closest are 12960 (3.6 mi), 12961 (6.7 mi), 12858 (8.4 mi), 12998 (8.9 mi) and 12974 (8.9 mi).

Is 12928 a PO Box ZIP code?

12928 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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