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Where 12998 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 12998 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGGZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,998 = 2 × 67 × 97. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11001011000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12997 (Wilmington, NY, 24 mi away) and 13020 (Apulia Station, NY, 152 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12998 becomes 89921, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12989, 18929, 19892, 29819, 29918, 89129, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99821 in Auke Bay, AK, 2,711 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
- 🎯1,311 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12998 and you would come out at 44.09°S, 106.40°E — 983 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
- 📏 At 7.4 square miles of land, 12998 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.7 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 399This ZIP399 |
|---|---|
| Households | 145This ZIP145 |
| Housing units | 235This ZIP235 |
| Median age | 45.0This ZIP45.0New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 18.0%This ZIP18.0% |
| Mean commute | 48.6 minThis ZIP48.6 min |
| Population density | 53.6 / sq miThis ZIP53.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 220This ZIP220 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $10,390,000This ZIP$10,390,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 7.45 sq miThis ZIP7.45 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi |
Other place names in 12998
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 12998
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12961 | Moriah Center, NY | 2.2 mi |
12964 | New Russia, NY | 3.2 mi |
12960 | Moriah, NY | 5.4 mi |
12956 | Mineville, NY | 6.1 mi |
12974 | Port Henry, NY | 7.2 mi |
12932 | Elizabethtown, NY | 8.5 mi |
12855 | North Hudson, NY | 8.9 mi |
12928 | Crown Point, NY | 8.9 mi |
12993 | Westport, NY | 9.1 mi |
05491 | Vergennes, VT | 13.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12998?
12998 is in Witherbee, New York, in Essex County. Its published point location is 44.0913, -73.6037.
What county is 12998 in?
12998 lies in Essex County.
What area code is 12998?
Witherbee uses area codes 518 and 838, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12998 in?
12998 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12998?
About 399 people live in ZIP code 12998, in 145 households, at 53.6 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 12998?
The closest are 12961 (2.2 mi), 12964 (3.2 mi), 12960 (5.4 mi), 12956 (6.1 mi) and 12974 (7.2 mi).
Is 12998 a PO Box ZIP code?
12998 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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