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12959

ZIP 12959 is Mooers Forks, New York, in Clinton County; area code 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clinton
Metro area
Plattsburgh, NY
Population
1,627
Coordinates
44.9524, -73.7199
☼ Live from 12959 — Mooers Forks, NY

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Where 12959 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12959
  • 🔢 Type 12959 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 12959 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001010011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12958 (Mooers, NY, 7 mi away) and 12960 (Moriah, NY, 65 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12959 becomes 95921, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12995, 15929, 19529, 19952, 25919, 29519, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99521 in Anchorage, AK, 3,145 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,311 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12959 and you would come out at 44.95°S, 106.28°E — 1,035 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, 12959 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,627This ZIP1,627
Households862This ZIP862
Housing units925This ZIP925
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$54,981This ZIP$54,981New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$175,200This ZIP$175,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%This ZIP13.8%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density38.2 / sq miThis ZIP38.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees25This ZIP25
Annual payroll$2,089,000This ZIP$2,089,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$37,386,000This ZIP$37,386,000

Land area

Land area42.62 sq miThis ZIP42.62 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12959

ZIPCityDistance
12958 Mooers, NY 7.2 mi
12933 Ellenburg, NY 7.5 mi
12935 Ellenburg Depot, NY 8.3 mi
12910 Altona, NY 8.6 mi
12923 Churubusco, NY 11.7 mi
12934 Ellenburg Center, NY 12.0 mi
12919 Champlain, NY 13.2 mi
12992 West Chazy, NY 13.6 mi
12921 Chazy, NY 14.6 mi
12929 Dannemora, NY 16.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12959?

12959 is in Mooers Forks, New York, in Clinton County, part of the Plattsburgh, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9524, -73.7199.

What county is 12959 in?

12959 lies in Clinton County.

What area code is 12959?

Mooers Forks uses area code 518, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12959 in?

12959 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12959?

About 1,627 people live in ZIP code 12959, in 862 households, at 38.2 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 12959?

$54,981 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12959?

The closest are 12958 (7.2 mi), 12933 (7.5 mi), 12935 (8.3 mi), 12910 (8.6 mi) and 12923 (11.7 mi).

Is 12959 a PO Box ZIP code?

12959 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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