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13491

ZIP 13491 is West Winfield, New York, mostly in Otsego County; area code 315; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Otsego +3 more
Metro area
Oneonta, NY
Population
3,431
Coordinates
42.8641, -75.1681
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Where 13491 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 13491
  • 🔢 Type 13491 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGhEI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 13,491 = 3 × 3 × 1499. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11010010110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 13490 (Westmoreland, NY, 21 mi away) and 13492 (Whitesboro, NY, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 13491 becomes 19431, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11439, 11934, 14139, 19134, 19143, 19341, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94131 in San Francisco, CA, 2,483 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,228 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 13491 and you would come out at 42.86°S, 104.83°E — 965 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 75.1 square miles of land, 13491 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,431This ZIP3,431
Households1,267This ZIP1,267
Housing units1,456This ZIP1,456
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$72,917This ZIP$72,917New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$151,400This ZIP$151,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$746This ZIP$746New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute33.0 minThis ZIP33.0 min
Population density45.7 / sq miThis ZIP45.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees350This ZIP350
Annual payroll$19,647,000This ZIP$19,647,000
Tax returns filed1,630This ZIP1,630
Total adjusted gross income$107,109,000This ZIP$107,109,000

Land area

Land area75.14 sq miThis ZIP75.14 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 13491 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Otsego County 51.8%
Herkimer County 38.0%
Madison County 10.1%
Oneida County 0.0%

Other place names in 13491

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ZIP codes near 13491

ZIPCityDistance
13313 Bridgewater, NY 4.0 mi
13318 Cassville, NY 6.1 mi
13364 Leonardsville, NY 6.2 mi
13314 Brookfield, NY 7.2 mi
13322 Clayville, NY 8.0 mi
13357 Ilion, NY 8.6 mi
13439 Richfield Springs, NY 8.7 mi
13315 Burlington Flats, NY 8.8 mi
13457 Schuyler Lake, NY 9.1 mi
13485 West Edmeston, NY 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 13491?

13491 is in West Winfield, New York, in Otsego County, part of the Oneonta, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8641, -75.1681.

What county is 13491 in?

13491 spans 4 counties: Otsego County, Herkimer County, Madison County and Oneida County. Most of it falls in Otsego 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 13491?

West Winfield uses area code 315, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 13491 in?

13491 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 13491?

About 3,431 people live in ZIP code 13491, in 1,267 households, at 45.7 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 13491?

$72,917 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 13491?

The closest are 13313 (4 mi), 13318 (6.1 mi), 13364 (6.2 mi), 13314 (7.2 mi) and 13322 (8 mi).

Is 13491 a PO Box ZIP code?

13491 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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