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13126

ZIP 13126 is Oswego, New York, mostly in Oswego County; area codes 315 and 680; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Oswego +1 more
Metro area
Syracuse, NY
Population
36,495
Coordinates
43.4388, -76.4575
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Where 13126 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 13126
  • 🔢 Type 13126 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZIEI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 13,126 = 2 × 6563. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001101000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 13124 (North Pitcher, NY, 63 mi away) and 13131 (Parish, NY, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 13126 becomes 62131, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11236, 11362, 12136, 13162, 13261, 13612, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32116 in Daytona Beach, FL, 1,021 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,166 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 13126 and you would come out at 43.44°S, 103.54°E — 1,039 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 100.7 square miles of land, 13126 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,495This ZIP36,495
Households13,599This ZIP13,599
Housing units15,648This ZIP15,648
Median age35.0This ZIP35.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$65,346This ZIP$65,346New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$145,400This ZIP$145,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,064This ZIP$1,064New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%This ZIP27.4%
Mean commute19.7 minThis ZIP19.7 min
Population density362.5 / sq miThis ZIP362.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments668This ZIP668
Employees10,983This ZIP10,983
Annual payroll$677,670,000This ZIP$677,670,000
Tax returns filed14,600This ZIP14,600
Total adjusted gross income$978,195,000This ZIP$978,195,000

Land area

Land area100.67 sq miThis ZIP100.67 sq mi
Water area9.57 sq miThis ZIP9.57 sq mi

Counties 13126 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Oswego County 99.1%
Cayuga County 0.9%

Other place names in 13126

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

ZIP codes near 13126

ZIPCityDistance
13115 Minetto, NY 3.2 mi
13093 Lycoming, NY 5.5 mi
13121 New Haven, NY 8.1 mi
13069 Fulton, NY 8.5 mi
13074 Hannibal, NY 10.0 mi
13114 Mexico, NY 10.9 mi
13156 Sterling, NY 12.9 mi
13064 Fair Haven, NY 12.9 mi
13135 Phoenix, NY 14.7 mi
13111 Martville, NY 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 13126?

13126 is in Oswego, New York, in Oswego County, part of the Syracuse, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4388, -76.4575.

What county is 13126 in?

13126 spans 2 counties: Oswego County and Cayuga County. Most of it falls in Oswego 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 13126?

Oswego uses area codes 315 and 680, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 13126 in?

13126 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 13126?

About 36,495 people live in ZIP code 13126, in 13,599 households, at 362.5 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 13126?

$65,346 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 13126?

The closest are 13115 (3.2 mi), 13093 (5.5 mi), 13121 (8.1 mi), 13069 (8.5 mi) and 13074 (10 mi).

Is 13126 a PO Box ZIP code?

13126 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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