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12974

ZIP 12974 is Port Henry, New York, in Essex County; area codes 838 and 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Essex
Metro area
none
Population
1,617
Coordinates
44.0600, -73.4648
☼ Live from 12974 — Port Henry, NY

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Where 12974 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12974
  • 🔢 Type 12974 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,974 = 2 × 13 × 499. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001010101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12973 (Piercefield, NY, 57 mi away) and 12975 (Port Kent, NY, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12974 becomes 47921 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boswell, IN, 752 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12749, 14729, 17249, 19472, 21749, 21794, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94127 in San Francisco, CA, 2,557 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,318 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12974 and you would come out at 44.06°S, 106.54°E — 977 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
  • 📏 At 6.8 square miles of land, 12974 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,617This ZIP1,617
Households863This ZIP863
Housing units929This ZIP929
Median age62.7This ZIP62.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$47,278This ZIP$47,278New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$161,400This ZIP$161,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$791This ZIP$791New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%This ZIP20.9%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density237.7 / sq miThis ZIP237.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees413This ZIP413
Annual payroll$17,010,000This ZIP$17,010,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$37,147,000This ZIP$37,147,000

Land area

Land area6.80 sq miThis ZIP6.80 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 12974

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ZIP codes near 12974

ZIPCityDistance
12956 Mineville, NY 2.7 mi
12961 Moriah Center, NY 6.1 mi
12960 Moriah, NY 6.2 mi
12998 Witherbee, NY 7.2 mi
05491 Vergennes, VT 8.0 mi
05734 Bridport, VT 8.5 mi
12928 Crown Point, NY 8.9 mi
12993 Westport, NY 9.3 mi
12964 New Russia, NY 9.7 mi
12932 Elizabethtown, NY 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12974?

12974 is in Port Henry, New York, in Essex County. Its published point location is 44.0600, -73.4648.

What county is 12974 in?

12974 lies in Essex County.

What area code is 12974?

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

What time zone is 12974 in?

12974 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12974?

About 1,617 people live in ZIP code 12974, in 863 households, at 237.7 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 12974?

$47,278 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12974?

The closest are 12956 (2.7 mi), 12961 (6.1 mi), 12960 (6.2 mi), 12998 (7.2 mi) and 05491 (8 mi).

Is 12974 a PO Box ZIP code?

12974 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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