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12945

ZIP 12945 is Lake Clear, New York, in Franklin County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Metro area
none
Population
391
Coordinates
44.3091, -74.2404
☼ Live from 12945 — Lake Clear, NY

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Where 12945 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12945
  • 🔢 Type 12945 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,945 = 3 × 5 × 863. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001010010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12944 (Keeseville, NY, 36 mi away) and 12946 (Lake Placid, NY, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12945 becomes 54921 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bancroft, WI, 757 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12459, 12495, 12549, 12594, 14529, 14592, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95412 in Annapolis, CA, 2,530 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,281 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12945 and you would come out at 44.31°S, 105.76°E — 1,013 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 33.8 square miles of land, 12945 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population391This ZIP391
Households168This ZIP168
Housing units450This ZIP450
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$80,227This ZIP$80,227New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$278,100This ZIP$278,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher53.6%This ZIP53.6%
Mean commute20.3 minThis ZIP20.3 min
Population density11.6 / sq miThis ZIP11.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees33This ZIP33
Annual payroll$1,307,000This ZIP$1,307,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$23,578,000This ZIP$23,578,000

Land area

Land area33.81 sq miThis ZIP33.81 sq mi
Water area7.55 sq miThis ZIP7.55 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12945

ZIPCityDistance
12983 Saranac Lake, NY 5.5 mi
12977 Ray Brook, NY 7.1 mi
12939 Gabriels, NY 9.4 mi
12970 Paul Smiths, NY 10.6 mi
12986 Tupper Lake, NY 11.2 mi
12946 Lake Placid, NY 11.9 mi
12976 Rainbow Lake, NY 13.5 mi
12913 Bloomingdale, NY 14.4 mi
12973 Piercefield, NY 16.3 mi
12997 Wilmington, NY 17.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12945?

12945 is in Lake Clear, New York, in Franklin County. Its published point location is 44.3091, -74.2404.

What county is 12945 in?

12945 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 12945?

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

What time zone is 12945 in?

12945 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12945?

About 391 people live in ZIP code 12945, in 168 households, at 11.6 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 12945?

$80,227 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12945?

The closest are 12983 (5.5 mi), 12977 (7.1 mi), 12939 (9.4 mi), 12970 (10.6 mi) and 12986 (11.2 mi).

Is 12945 a PO Box ZIP code?

12945 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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