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Where 12936 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 12936 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,936 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 7 × 11. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11001010001000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12935 (Ellenburg Depot, NY, 43 mi away) and 12937 (Fort Covington, NY, 71 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12936 becomes 63921, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13692, 16239, 16329, 16923, 16932, 19362, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96321 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,892 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
- 🎯1,322 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12936 and you would come out at 44.29°S, 106.60°E — 988 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
- 📏 At 40.9 square miles of land, 12936 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 691This ZIP691 |
|---|---|
| Households | 334This ZIP334 |
| Housing units | 634This ZIP634 |
| Median age | 55.4This ZIP55.4New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $77,321This ZIP$77,321New York$85,974US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $290,800This ZIP$290,800New York$423,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $910This ZIP$910New York$1,621US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 42.0%This ZIP42.0% |
| Mean commute | 24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min |
| Population density | 16.9 / sq miThis ZIP16.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 23This ZIP23 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 96This ZIP96 |
| Annual payroll | $4,065,000This ZIP$4,065,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 330This ZIP330 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $27,402,000This ZIP$27,402,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 40.85 sq miThis ZIP40.85 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 12936
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12996 | Willsboro, NY | 5.4 mi |
12993 | Westport, NY | 7.6 mi |
05445 | Charlotte, VT | 8.3 mi |
05456 | Ferrisburgh, VT | 8.5 mi |
12950 | Lewis, NY | 9.2 mi |
05473 | North Ferrisburgh, VT | 10.7 mi |
05482 | Shelburne, VT | 10.8 mi |
12932 | Elizabethtown, NY | 11.4 mi |
05491 | Vergennes, VT | 12.0 mi |
12944 | Keeseville, NY | 12.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12936?
12936 is in Essex, New York, in Essex County. Its published point location is 44.2851, -73.4014.
What county is 12936 in?
12936 lies in Essex County.
What area code is 12936?
Essex uses area code 518, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12936 in?
12936 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12936?
About 691 people live in ZIP code 12936, in 334 households, at 16.9 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 12936?
$77,321 a year, against $85,974 across New York.
What ZIP codes are near 12936?
The closest are 12996 (5.4 mi), 12993 (7.6 mi), 05445 (8.3 mi), 05456 (8.5 mi) and 12950 (9.2 mi).
Is 12936 a PO Box ZIP code?
12936 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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