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12018

ZIP 12018 is Averill Park, New York, in Rensselaer County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rensselaer
Population
7,422
Coordinates
42.6288, -73.5208
☼ Live from 12018 — Averill Park, NY

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Where 12018 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12018
  • 🔢 Type 12018 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,018 = 2 × 3 × 2003. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12017 (Austerlitz, NY, 22 mi away) and 12019 (Ballston Lake, NY, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12018 becomes 81021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arlington, CO, 1,586 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01128, 01812, 01821, 02118, 10128, 10281, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81120 in Antonito, CO, 1,768 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,312 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12018 and you would come out at 42.63°S, 106.48°E — 899 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 46.2 square miles of land, 12018 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,422This ZIP7,422
Households2,865This ZIP2,865
Housing units3,070This ZIP3,070
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$126,620This ZIP$126,620New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$345,200This ZIP$345,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,485This ZIP$1,485New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.6%This ZIP46.6%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density160.6 / sq miThis ZIP160.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments104This ZIP104
Employees568This ZIP568
Annual payroll$26,356,000This ZIP$26,356,000
Tax returns filed4,040This ZIP4,040
Total adjusted gross income$383,347,000This ZIP$383,347,000

Land area

Land area46.21 sq miThis ZIP46.21 sq mi
Water area1.30 sq miThis ZIP1.30 sq mi

Other place names in 12018

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

ZIP codes near 12018

ZIPCityDistance
12153 Sand Lake, NY 2.5 mi
12169 Stephentown, NY 4.5 mi
12140 Poestenkill, NY 4.5 mi
12196 West Sand Lake, NY 4.7 mi
12062 East Nassau, NY 6.3 mi
12198 Wynantskill, NY 6.5 mi
12061 East Greenbush, NY 7.2 mi
12063 East Schodack, NY 7.4 mi
12040 Cherry Plain, NY 8.2 mi
12168 Stephentown, NY 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12018?

12018 is in Averill Park, New York, in Rensselaer County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6288, -73.5208.

What county is 12018 in?

12018 lies in Rensselaer County.

What area code is 12018?

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

What time zone is 12018 in?

12018 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12018?

About 7,422 people live in ZIP code 12018, in 2,865 households, at 160.6 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 12018?

$126,620 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12018?

The closest are 12153 (2.5 mi), 12169 (4.5 mi), 12140 (4.5 mi), 12196 (4.7 mi) and 12062 (6.3 mi).

Is 12018 a PO Box ZIP code?

12018 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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