12961
ZIP 12961 is Moriah Center, New York, in Essex County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Essex
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 22
- Coordinates
- 44.0612, -73.5876
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Where 12961 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 12961 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,961 = 13 × 997. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11001010100001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12960 (Moriah, NY, 3 mi away) and 12962 (Morrisonville, NY, 45 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12961 becomes 16921 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gaines, PA, 256 miles away.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11692, 11962, 12169, 12196, 12916, 16912, …). The farthest-flung twin is 91612 in North Hollywood, CA, 2,464 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 88% 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 12961 and you would come out at 44.06°S, 106.41°E — 981 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
- 📏 At 15.1 square miles of land, 12961 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 22This ZIP22 |
|---|---|
| Households | 11This ZIP11 |
| Housing units | 22This ZIP22 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 1.5 / sq miThis ZIP1.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 15.11 sq miThis ZIP15.11 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 12961
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12998 | Witherbee, NY | 2.2 mi |
12960 | Moriah, NY | 3.2 mi |
12964 | New Russia, NY | 5.4 mi |
12956 | Mineville, NY | 5.8 mi |
12974 | Port Henry, NY | 6.1 mi |
12928 | Crown Point, NY | 6.7 mi |
12855 | North Hudson, NY | 8.8 mi |
12993 | Westport, NY | 10.4 mi |
12932 | Elizabethtown, NY | 10.6 mi |
05491 | Vergennes, VT | 13.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12961?
12961 is in Moriah Center, New York, in Essex County. Its published point location is 44.0612, -73.5876.
What county is 12961 in?
12961 lies in Essex County.
What area code is 12961?
Moriah Center uses area codes 518 and 838, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12961 in?
12961 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12961?
About 22 people live in ZIP code 12961, in 11 households, at 1.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 12961?
The closest are 12998 (2.2 mi), 12960 (3.2 mi), 12964 (5.4 mi), 12956 (5.8 mi) and 12974 (6.1 mi).
Is 12961 a PO Box ZIP code?
12961 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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