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12980

ZIP 12980 is Saint Regis Falls, New York, mostly in Franklin County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,075
Coordinates
44.5639, -74.5241
☼ Live from 12980 — Saint Regis Falls, NY

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Where 12980 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12980
  • 🔢 Type 12980 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,980 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 11 × 59. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001010110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12979 (Rouses Point, NY, 64 mi away) and 12981 (Saranac, NY, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12980 becomes 08921, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01982, 02189, 02891, 02918, 08219, 09128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09812 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,657 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,269 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12980 and you would come out at 44.56°S, 105.48°E — 1,036 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 245.2 square miles of land, 12980 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 186 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,075This ZIP1,075
Households520This ZIP520
Housing units1,140This ZIP1,140
Median age48.2This ZIP48.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$60,938This ZIP$60,938New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$106,500This ZIP$106,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$678This ZIP$678New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%This ZIP17.1%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density4.4 / sq miThis ZIP4.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees60This ZIP60
Annual payroll$2,329,000This ZIP$2,329,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$29,576,000This ZIP$29,576,000

Land area

Land area245.24 sq miThis ZIP245.24 sq mi
Water area2.51 sq miThis ZIP2.51 sq mi

Counties 12980 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Franklin County 81.4%
St. Lawrence County 18.6%

Other place names in 12980

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 12980

ZIPCityDistance
13672 Parishville, NY 9.3 mi
12930 Dickinson Center, NY 11.4 mi
12970 Paul Smiths, NY 12.3 mi
12965 Nicholville, NY 12.6 mi
12949 Lawrenceville, NY 14.3 mi
12976 Rainbow Lake, NY 15.1 mi
12967 North Lawrence, NY 15.2 mi
12966 North Bangor, NY 16.6 mi
13687 South Colton, NY 17.7 mi
12953 Malone, NY 18.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12980?

12980 is in Saint Regis Falls, New York, in Franklin County. Its published point location is 44.5639, -74.5241.

What county is 12980 in?

12980 spans 2 counties: Franklin County and St. Lawrence County. Most of it falls in Franklin County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 12980?

Saint Regis Falls uses area codes 518 and 838, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12980 in?

12980 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12980?

About 1,075 people live in ZIP code 12980, in 520 households, at 4.4 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 12980?

$60,938 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12980?

The closest are 13672 (9.3 mi), 12930 (11.4 mi), 12970 (12.3 mi), 12965 (12.6 mi) and 12949 (14.3 mi).

Is 12980 a PO Box ZIP code?

12980 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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