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Where 12975 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 12975 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SLGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,975 = 3 × 5 × 5 × 173. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11001010101111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12974 (Port Henry, NY, 32 mi away) and 12976 (Rainbow Lake, NY, 39 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12975 becomes 57921, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12759, 12957, 15279, 15729, 15927, 17529, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95172 in San Jose, CA, 2,539 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
- 🎯1,322 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12975 and you would come out at 44.53°S, 106.57°E — 1,003 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
- 📏 At 3.0 square miles of land, 12975 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.3 Central Parks.
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- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 78This ZIP78 |
|---|---|
| Households | 64This ZIP64 |
| Housing units | 96This ZIP96 |
| Median age | 74.5This ZIP74.5New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $94,800This ZIP$94,800New York$423,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,047This ZIP$1,047New York$1,621US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.3%This ZIP24.3% |
| Mean commute | 25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min |
| Population density | 26.3 / sq miThis ZIP26.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 2.97 sq miThis ZIP2.97 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 12975
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12911 | Keeseville, NY | 1.9 mi |
12972 | Peru, NY | 6.7 mi |
05408 | Burlington, VT | 8.0 mi |
12924 | Keeseville, NY | 8.2 mi |
12944 | Keeseville, NY | 8.4 mi |
12903 | Plattsburgh, NY | 8.9 mi |
05486 | South Hero, VT | 9.0 mi |
05446 | Colchester, VT | 10.3 mi |
05401 | Burlington, VT | 11.2 mi |
12996 | Willsboro, NY | 12.1 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 12975 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12975?
12975 is in Port Kent, New York, in Essex County. Its published point location is 44.5298, -73.4311.
What county is 12975 in?
12975 lies in Essex County.
What area code is 12975?
Port Kent uses area codes 518 and 838, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12975 in?
12975 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12975?
About 78 people live in ZIP code 12975, in 64 households, at 26.3 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 12975?
The closest are 12911 (1.9 mi), 12972 (6.7 mi), 05408 (8 mi), 12924 (8.2 mi) and 12944 (8.4 mi).
Is 12975 a PO Box ZIP code?
12975 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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