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14891

ZIP 14891 is Watkins Glen, New York, in Schuyler County; area code 607; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Schuyler
Metro area
none
Population
4,561
Coordinates
42.3773, -76.9450
☼ Live from 14891 — Watkins Glen, NY

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Where 14891 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14891
  • 🔢 Type 14891 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGBhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 14891 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101000101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14889 (Van Etten, NY, 21 mi away) and 14892 (Waverly, NY, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14891 becomes 19841, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11948, 14819, 18419, 18914, 19148, 19184, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94118 in San Francisco, CA, 2,398 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,137 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14891 and you would come out at 42.38°S, 103.05°E — 1,006 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 54.4 square miles of land, 14891 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,561This ZIP4,561
Households2,102This ZIP2,102
Housing units2,686This ZIP2,686
Median age47.8This ZIP47.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$61,875This ZIP$61,875New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$164,700This ZIP$164,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$825This ZIP$825New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%This ZIP25.5%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density83.8 / sq miThis ZIP83.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments153This ZIP153
Employees1,797This ZIP1,797
Annual payroll$91,791,000This ZIP$91,791,000
Tax returns filed2,050This ZIP2,050
Total adjusted gross income$123,981,000This ZIP$123,981,000

Land area

Land area54.40 sq miThis ZIP54.40 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 14891

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

ZIP codes near 14891

ZIPCityDistance
14876 Reading Center, NY 3.7 mi
14887 Tyrone, NY 4.4 mi
14878 Rock Stream, NY 5.0 mi
14812 Beaver Dams, NY 6.1 mi
14865 Montour Falls, NY 6.8 mi
14815 Bradford, NY 7.2 mi
14864 Millport, NY 8.1 mi
14818 Burdett, NY 8.4 mi
14869 Odessa, NY 9.0 mi
14837 Dundee, NY 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14891?

14891 is in Watkins Glen, New York, in Schuyler County. Its published point location is 42.3773, -76.9450.

What county is 14891 in?

14891 lies in Schuyler County.

What area code is 14891?

Watkins Glen uses area code 607, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 14891 in?

14891 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14891?

About 4,561 people live in ZIP code 14891, in 2,102 households, at 83.8 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 14891?

$61,875 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14891?

The closest are 14876 (3.7 mi), 14887 (4.4 mi), 14878 (5 mi), 14812 (6.1 mi) and 14865 (6.8 mi).

Is 14891 a PO Box ZIP code?

14891 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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