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12986

ZIP 12986 is Tupper Lake, 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
5,326
Coordinates
44.2240, -74.4335
☼ Live from 12986 — Tupper Lake, NY

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Where 12986 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12986
  • 🔢 Type 12986 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,986 = 2 × 43 × 151. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001010111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12985 (Schuyler Falls, NY, 41 mi away) and 12987 (Upper Jay, NY, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12986 becomes 68921, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16829, 16928, 18629, 18962, 21869, 28169, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96218 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,718 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,271 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12986 and you would come out at 44.22°S, 105.57°E — 1,014 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 286.5 square miles of land, 12986 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 218 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,326This ZIP5,326
Households2,335This ZIP2,335
Housing units3,681This ZIP3,681
Median age48.7This ZIP48.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$67,883This ZIP$67,883New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$158,900This ZIP$158,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$790This ZIP$790New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute14.7 minThis ZIP14.7 min
Population density18.6 / sq miThis ZIP18.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments136This ZIP136
Employees885This ZIP885
Annual payroll$40,765,000This ZIP$40,765,000
Tax returns filed2,520This ZIP2,520
Total adjusted gross income$168,426,000This ZIP$168,426,000

Land area

Land area286.55 sq miThis ZIP286.55 sq mi
Water area27.98 sq miThis ZIP27.98 sq mi

Counties 12986 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Franklin County 75.2%
St. Lawrence County 24.8%

Other place names in 12986

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

ZIP codes near 12986

ZIPCityDistance
12973 Piercefield, NY 7.9 mi
12945 Lake Clear, NY 11.2 mi
12970 Paul Smiths, NY 16.1 mi
12983 Saranac Lake, NY 16.7 mi
12977 Ray Brook, NY 17.3 mi
12927 Cranberry Lake, NY 18.7 mi
12946 Lake Placid, NY 19.2 mi
12939 Gabriels, NY 19.7 mi
13672 Parishville, NY 20.4 mi
12847 Long Lake, NY 20.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12986?

12986 is in Tupper Lake, New York, in Franklin County. Its published point location is 44.2240, -74.4335.

What county is 12986 in?

12986 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 12986?

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

What time zone is 12986 in?

12986 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12986?

About 5,326 people live in ZIP code 12986, in 2,335 households, at 18.6 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 12986?

$67,883 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12986?

The closest are 12973 (7.9 mi), 12945 (11.2 mi), 12970 (16.1 mi), 12983 (16.7 mi) and 12977 (17.3 mi).

Is 12986 a PO Box ZIP code?

12986 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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