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ZIP code 12972 — Peru
ZIP code 12972 serves Peru, New York.
- Postal code
- 12972Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Peru
- County
- Clinton FIPS 36019
- State
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 44.5851, -73.5293 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 7,063 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 93 / sq mi
- Land area
- 76.2 sq mi (197.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $120,822
- Per-capita income
- $47,608
- Median age
- 42.4
- Households
- 2,804
- Housing units
- 2,965
- Median home value
- $195,600
- Median gross rent
- $1,178 / month
- Congressional district
- NY-21 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5a (-20 to -15 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 12972
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 82°F), coldest Jan (avg low 10°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 28 | 32 | 41 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 46 | 34 |
| Avg low °F | 10 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 55 | 60 | 57 | 50 | 39 | 29 | 18 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: PERU 2 WSW (2.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 12972
- 1 schools
- 1 pharmacies
- 1 supermarkets
- 7 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 5 parks
- 5 playgrounds
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 5 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 3 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 1 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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