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13612

ZIP 13612 is Black River, New York, in Jefferson County; area codes 315 and 680; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Jefferson
Population
2,865
Coordinates
43.9852, -75.7694
☼ Live from 13612 — Black River, NY

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Where 13612 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 13612
  • 🔢 Type 13612 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIgEI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 13,612 = 2 × 2 × 41 × 83. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11010100101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 13611 (Belleville, NY, 23 mi away) and 13613 (Brasher Falls, NY, 78 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 13612 becomes 21631 — and that is a real ZIP code: East New Market, MD, 373 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11236, 11362, 12136, 13126, 13162, 13261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32116 in Daytona Beach, FL, 1,067 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,203 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 13612 and you would come out at 43.99°S, 104.23°E — 1,043 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
  • 📏 At 18.9 square miles of land, 13612 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,865This ZIP2,865
Households1,164This ZIP1,164
Housing units1,363This ZIP1,363
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$85,658This ZIP$85,658New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$203,700This ZIP$203,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$922This ZIP$922New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density151.2 / sq miThis ZIP151.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees98This ZIP98
Annual payroll$6,061,000This ZIP$6,061,000
Tax returns filed1,230This ZIP1,230
Total adjusted gross income$77,039,000This ZIP$77,039,000

Land area

Land area18.94 sq miThis ZIP18.94 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 13612

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ZIP codes near 13612

ZIPCityDistance
13638 Felts Mills, NY 2.5 mi
13603 Watertown, NY 3.5 mi
13643 Great Bend, NY 4.1 mi
13602 Fort Drum, NY 4.6 mi
13616 Calcium, NY 5.4 mi
13628 Deferiet, NY 5.7 mi
13601 Watertown, NY 7.1 mi
13619 Carthage, NY 8.8 mi
13637 Evans Mills, NY 9.0 mi
13626 Copenhagen, NY 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 13612?

13612 is in Black River, New York, in Jefferson County, part of the Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.9852, -75.7694.

What county is 13612 in?

13612 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 13612?

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

What time zone is 13612 in?

13612 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 13612?

About 2,865 people live in ZIP code 13612, in 1,164 households, at 151.2 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 13612?

$85,658 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 13612?

The closest are 13638 (2.5 mi), 13603 (3.5 mi), 13643 (4.1 mi), 13602 (4.6 mi) and 13616 (5.4 mi).

Is 13612 a PO Box ZIP code?

13612 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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