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12944

ZIP 12944 is in Keeseville, New York, mostly in Essex County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time. Keeseville has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 12911 and 12924.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Essex +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,910
Coordinates
44.4331, -73.5332
☼ Live from 12944 — Keeseville, NY

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Where 12944 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12944
  • 🔢 Type 12944 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,944 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 809. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001010010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12943 (Keene Valley, NY, 28 mi away) and 12945 (Lake Clear, NY, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12944 becomes 44921, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12449, 12494, 14429, 19244, 19424, 19442, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94142 in San Francisco, CA, 2,548 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,317 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12944 and you would come out at 44.43°S, 106.47°E — 1,000 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 91.0 square miles of land, 12944 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,910This ZIP3,910
Households1,467This ZIP1,467
Housing units1,944This ZIP1,944
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$72,207This ZIP$72,207New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$141,700This ZIP$141,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,091This ZIP$1,091New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%This ZIP26.7%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density43.0 / sq miThis ZIP43.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments85This ZIP85
Employees477This ZIP477
Annual payroll$23,181,000This ZIP$23,181,000
Tax returns filed1,830This ZIP1,830
Total adjusted gross income$105,697,000This ZIP$105,697,000

Land area

Land area90.97 sq miThis ZIP90.97 sq mi
Water area1.84 sq miThis ZIP1.84 sq mi

Counties 12944 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Essex County 87.8%
Clinton County 12.2%

Other place names in 12944

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ZIP codes near 12944

ZIPCityDistance
12924 Keeseville, NY 4.1 mi
12996 Willsboro, NY 6.8 mi
12911 Keeseville, NY 7.8 mi
12950 Lewis, NY 8.3 mi
12975 Port Kent, NY 8.4 mi
12972 Peru, NY 9.0 mi
12941 Jay, NY 9.9 mi
12936 Essex, NY 12.1 mi
12987 Upper Jay, NY 12.1 mi
12912 Au Sable Forks, NY 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12944?

12944 is in Keeseville, New York, in Essex County. Its published point location is 44.4331, -73.5332.

What county is 12944 in?

12944 spans 2 counties: Essex County and Clinton County. Most of it falls in Essex 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 12944?

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

What time zone is 12944 in?

12944 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12944?

About 3,910 people live in ZIP code 12944, in 1,467 households, at 43.0 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 12944?

$72,207 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12944?

The closest are 12924 (4.1 mi), 12996 (6.8 mi), 12911 (7.8 mi), 12950 (8.3 mi) and 12975 (8.4 mi).

Is 12944 a PO Box ZIP code?

12944 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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