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12970

ZIP 12970 is Paul Smiths, 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
1,084
Coordinates
44.4462, -74.3367
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Where 12970 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12970
  • 🔢 Type 12970 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,970 = 2 × 5 × 1297. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001010101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12969 (Owls Head, NY, 22 mi away) and 12972 (Peru, NY, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12970 becomes 07921 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bedminster, NJ, 262 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02719, 02791, 02917, 07192, 07921, 09172, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09721 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,912 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,277 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12970 and you would come out at 44.45°S, 105.66°E — 1,024 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 109.0 square miles of land, 12970 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 83 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,084This ZIP1,084
Households218This ZIP218
Housing units460This ZIP460
Median age21.5This ZIP21.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$84,250This ZIP$84,250New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$242,100This ZIP$242,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,034This ZIP$1,034New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.5%This ZIP48.5%
Mean commute15.8 minThis ZIP15.8 min
Population density9.9 / sq miThis ZIP9.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees423This ZIP423
Annual payroll$12,277,000This ZIP$12,277,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$11,361,000This ZIP$11,361,000

Land area

Land area109.02 sq miThis ZIP109.02 sq mi
Water area7.58 sq miThis ZIP7.58 sq mi

Other place names in 12970

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ZIP codes near 12970

ZIPCityDistance
12976 Rainbow Lake, NY 6.6 mi
12939 Gabriels, NY 8.7 mi
12945 Lake Clear, NY 10.6 mi
12983 Saranac Lake, NY 11.7 mi
12980 Saint Regis Falls, NY 12.3 mi
12989 Vermontville, NY 15.0 mi
12977 Ray Brook, NY 15.6 mi
12973 Piercefield, NY 16.0 mi
13672 Parishville, NY 16.1 mi
12986 Tupper Lake, NY 16.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12970?

12970 is in Paul Smiths, New York, in Franklin County. Its published point location is 44.4462, -74.3367.

What county is 12970 in?

12970 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 12970?

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

What time zone is 12970 in?

12970 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12970?

About 1,084 people live in ZIP code 12970, in 218 households, at 9.9 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 12970?

$84,250 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12970?

The closest are 12976 (6.6 mi), 12939 (8.7 mi), 12945 (10.6 mi), 12983 (11.7 mi) and 12980 (12.3 mi).

Is 12970 a PO Box ZIP code?

12970 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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