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12973

ZIP 12973 is Piercefield, New York, in St. Lawrence County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
St. Lawrence
Population
154
Coordinates
44.2841, -74.5685
☼ Live from 12973 — Piercefield, NY

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Where 12973 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12973
  • 🔢 Type 12973 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 12973 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001010101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12972 (Peru, NY, 53 mi away) and 12974 (Port Henry, NY, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12973 becomes 37921 — and that is a real ZIP code: Knoxville, TN, 759 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12937, 17239, 17329, 17923, 17932, 19372, …). The farthest-flung twin is 91372 in Calabasas, CA, 2,429 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,265 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12973 and you would come out at 44.28°S, 105.43°E — 1,022 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 30.3 square miles of land, 12973 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population154This ZIP154
Households62This ZIP62
Housing units109This ZIP109
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$104,091This ZIP$104,091New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$106,300This ZIP$106,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%This ZIP9.3%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density5.1 / sq miThis ZIP5.1 / sq mi

Land area

Land area30.26 sq miThis ZIP30.26 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12973

ZIPCityDistance
12986 Tupper Lake, NY 7.9 mi
12927 Cranberry Lake, NY 13.1 mi
12922 Childwold, NY 13.5 mi
13672 Parishville, NY 13.7 mi
12970 Paul Smiths, NY 16.0 mi
12945 Lake Clear, NY 16.3 mi
13687 South Colton, NY 17.1 mi
13666 Newton Falls, NY 19.3 mi
12980 Saint Regis Falls, NY 19.5 mi
12983 Saranac Lake, NY 21.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12973?

12973 is in Piercefield, New York, in St. Lawrence County, part of the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.2841, -74.5685.

What county is 12973 in?

12973 lies in St. Lawrence County.

What area code is 12973?

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

What time zone is 12973 in?

12973 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12973?

About 154 people live in ZIP code 12973, in 62 households, at 5.1 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 12973?

$104,091 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12973?

The closest are 12986 (7.9 mi), 12927 (13.1 mi), 12922 (13.5 mi), 13672 (13.7 mi) and 12970 (16 mi).

Is 12973 a PO Box ZIP code?

12973 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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