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12981

ZIP 12981 is Saranac, New York, mostly in Clinton County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clinton +1 more
Metro area
Plattsburgh, NY
Population
2,259
Coordinates
44.6271, -73.8459
☼ Live from 12981 — Saranac, NY

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Where 12981 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12981
  • 🔢 Type 12981 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,981 = 3 × 4327. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001010110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12980 (Saint Regis Falls, NY, 34 mi away) and 12983 (Saranac Lake, NY, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12981 becomes 18921 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ferndale, PA, 291 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12189, 12198, 12819, 12918, 18219, 18912, …). The farthest-flung twin is 92118 in Coronado, CA, 2,447 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,303 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12981 and you would come out at 44.63°S, 106.15°E — 1,020 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 116.8 square miles of land, 12981 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 89 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,259This ZIP2,259
Households819This ZIP819
Housing units1,024This ZIP1,024
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$76,450This ZIP$76,450New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$182,300This ZIP$182,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$901This ZIP$901New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density19.3 / sq miThis ZIP19.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees56This ZIP56
Annual payroll$1,461,000This ZIP$1,461,000
Tax returns filed1,120This ZIP1,120
Total adjusted gross income$76,539,000This ZIP$76,539,000

Land area

Land area116.84 sq miThis ZIP116.84 sq mi
Water area0.80 sq miThis ZIP0.80 sq mi

Counties 12981 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Clinton County 94.5%
Franklin County 5.5%

Other place names in 12981

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

ZIP codes near 12981

ZIPCityDistance
12978 Redford, NY 2.9 mi
12952 Lyon Mountain, NY 6.4 mi
12985 Schuyler Falls, NY 7.0 mi
12929 Dannemora, NY 8.9 mi
12918 Cadyville, NY 9.5 mi
12912 Au Sable Forks, NY 10.7 mi
12955 Lyon Mountain, NY 11.6 mi
12989 Vermontville, NY 12.2 mi
12934 Ellenburg Center, NY 12.8 mi
12969 Owls Head, NY 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12981?

12981 is in Saranac, New York, in Clinton County, part of the Plattsburgh, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.6271, -73.8459.

What county is 12981 in?

12981 spans 2 counties: Clinton County and Franklin County. Most of it falls in Clinton 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 12981?

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

What time zone is 12981 in?

12981 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12981?

About 2,259 people live in ZIP code 12981, in 819 households, at 19.3 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 12981?

$76,450 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12981?

The closest are 12978 (2.9 mi), 12952 (6.4 mi), 12985 (7 mi), 12929 (8.9 mi) and 12918 (9.5 mi).

Is 12981 a PO Box ZIP code?

12981 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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