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12010

ZIP 12010 is Amsterdam, New York, mostly in Montgomery County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery +3 more
Metro area
Amsterdam, NY
Population
27,750
Coordinates
42.9376, -74.1733
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Where 12010 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12010
  • 🔢 Type 12010 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,010 = 2 × 5 × 1201. Its digits add up to 4, a total 27 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12009 (Altamont, NY, 18 mi away) and 12015 (Athens, NY, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12010 becomes 01021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chicopee, MA, 96 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01012, 01021, 01102, 01201, 02110, 10012, …). The farthest-flung twin is 20110 in Manassas, VA, 337 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,279 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12010 and you would come out at 42.94°S, 105.83°E — 936 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 128.3 square miles of land, 12010 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 97 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,750This ZIP27,750
Households11,488This ZIP11,488
Housing units13,572This ZIP13,572
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$63,696This ZIP$63,696New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$180,200This ZIP$180,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,000This ZIP$1,000New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%This ZIP25.6%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density216.3 / sq miThis ZIP216.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments711This ZIP711
Employees12,716This ZIP12,716
Annual payroll$680,324,000This ZIP$680,324,000
Tax returns filed13,600This ZIP13,600
Total adjusted gross income$867,125,000This ZIP$867,125,000

Land area

Land area128.31 sq miThis ZIP128.31 sq mi
Water area2.91 sq miThis ZIP2.91 sq mi

Counties 12010 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Montgomery County 63.7%
Fulton County 18.6%
Saratoga County 11.7%
Schenectady County 5.9%

Other place names in 12010

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ZIP codes near 12010

ZIPCityDistance
12086 Hagaman, NY 5.2 mi
12069 Fort Hunter, NY 5.4 mi
12070 Fort Johnson, NY 5.6 mi
12137 Pattersonville, NY 5.7 mi
12177 Tribes Hill, NY 5.8 mi
12016 Auriesville, NY 7.3 mi
12150 Rotterdam Junction, NY 7.3 mi
12325 Schenectady, NY 9.3 mi
12074 Galway, NY 9.9 mi
12072 Fultonville, NY 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12010?

12010 is in Amsterdam, New York, in Montgomery County, part of the Amsterdam, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9376, -74.1733.

What county is 12010 in?

12010 spans 4 counties: Montgomery County, Fulton County, Saratoga County and Schenectady County. Most of it falls in Montgomery 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 12010?

Amsterdam uses area codes 518 and 838, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12010 in?

12010 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12010?

About 27,750 people live in ZIP code 12010, in 11,488 households, at 216.3 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 12010?

$63,696 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12010?

The closest are 12086 (5.2 mi), 12069 (5.4 mi), 12070 (5.6 mi), 12137 (5.7 mi) and 12177 (5.8 mi).

Is 12010 a PO Box ZIP code?

12010 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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