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13420

ZIP 13420 is Old Forge, New York, in Herkimer County; area code 315; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Herkimer
Metro area
Utica-Rome, NY
Population
1,055
Coordinates
43.6545, -75.0134
☼ Live from 13420 — Old Forge, NY

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Where 13420 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 13420
  • 🔢 Type 13420 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZhEI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 13,420 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 11 × 61. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11010001101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 13418 (North Brookfield, NY, 59 mi away) and 13421 (Oneida, NY, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 13420 becomes 02431, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01243, 01342, 01432, 02134, 02143, 02341, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34021 in APO AA, a military post office, 2,279 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,239 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 13420 and you would come out at 43.65°S, 104.99°E — 1,001 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 148.3 square miles of land, 13420 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 113 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,055This ZIP1,055
Households469This ZIP469
Housing units2,492This ZIP2,492
Median age48.9This ZIP48.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$109,351This ZIP$109,351New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$355,200This ZIP$355,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,164This ZIP$1,164New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.7%This ZIP58.7%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density7.1 / sq miThis ZIP7.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments119This ZIP119
Employees699This ZIP699
Annual payroll$29,609,000This ZIP$29,609,000
Tax returns filed850This ZIP850
Total adjusted gross income$77,191,000This ZIP$77,191,000

Land area

Land area148.35 sq miThis ZIP148.35 sq mi
Water area12.22 sq miThis ZIP12.22 sq mi

Other place names in 13420

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

ZIP codes near 13420

ZIPCityDistance
13472 Thendara, NY 4.0 mi
13338 Forestport, NY 8.8 mi
13312 Brantingham, NY 9.9 mi
13494 Woodgate, NY 10.8 mi
13331 Eagle Bay, NY 11.6 mi
13433 Port Leyden, NY 12.5 mi
13345 Greig, NY 15.6 mi
13360 Inlet, NY 15.7 mi
13368 Lyons Falls, NY 16.0 mi
13343 Glenfield, NY 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 13420?

13420 is in Old Forge, New York, in Herkimer County, part of the Utica-Rome, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6545, -75.0134.

What county is 13420 in?

13420 lies in Herkimer County.

What area code is 13420?

Old Forge uses area code 315, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 13420 in?

13420 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 13420?

About 1,055 people live in ZIP code 13420, in 469 households, at 7.1 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 13420?

$109,351 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 13420?

The closest are 13472 (4 mi), 13338 (8.8 mi), 13312 (9.9 mi), 13494 (10.8 mi) and 13331 (11.6 mi).

Is 13420 a PO Box ZIP code?

13420 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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