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12989

ZIP 12989 is Vermontville, New York, in Franklin County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Metro area
none
Population
1,110
Coordinates
44.5388, -74.0610
☼ Live from 12989 — Vermontville, NY

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Where 12989 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12989
  • 🔢 Type 12989 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,989 = 31 × 419. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001010111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12987 (Upper Jay, NY, 19 mi away) and 12992 (West Chazy, NY, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12989 becomes 98921 — and that is a real ZIP code: Buena, WA, 2,212 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12998, 18929, 19892, 29819, 29918, 89129, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99821 in Auke Bay, AK, 2,673 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,291 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12989 and you would come out at 44.54°S, 105.94°E — 1,021 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 143.3 square miles of land, 12989 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 109 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,110This ZIP1,110
Households539This ZIP539
Housing units921This ZIP921
Median age57.1This ZIP57.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$84,464This ZIP$84,464New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$228,400This ZIP$228,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$675This ZIP$675New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.8%This ZIP31.8%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density7.7 / sq miThis ZIP7.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees15This ZIP15
Annual payroll$988,000This ZIP$988,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$33,279,000This ZIP$33,279,000

Land area

Land area143.30 sq miThis ZIP143.30 sq mi
Water area3.15 sq miThis ZIP3.15 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12989

ZIPCityDistance
12913 Bloomingdale, NY 8.1 mi
12976 Rainbow Lake, NY 8.7 mi
12939 Gabriels, NY 8.8 mi
12969 Owls Head, NY 12.0 mi
12981 Saranac, NY 12.2 mi
12983 Saranac Lake, NY 13.8 mi
12952 Lyon Mountain, NY 14.2 mi
12997 Wilmington, NY 14.2 mi
12978 Redford, NY 14.3 mi
12912 Au Sable Forks, NY 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12989?

12989 is in Vermontville, New York, in Franklin County. Its published point location is 44.5388, -74.0610.

What county is 12989 in?

12989 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 12989?

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

What time zone is 12989 in?

12989 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12989?

About 1,110 people live in ZIP code 12989, in 539 households, at 7.7 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 12989?

$84,464 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12989?

The closest are 12913 (8.1 mi), 12976 (8.7 mi), 12939 (8.8 mi), 12969 (12 mi) and 12981 (12.2 mi).

Is 12989 a PO Box ZIP code?

12989 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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