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12019

ZIP 12019 is Ballston Lake, New York, mostly in Saratoga County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Saratoga +1 more
Population
15,555
Coordinates
42.9344, -73.8818
☼ Live from 12019 — Ballston Lake, NY

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Where 12019 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 12019
  • 🔢 Type 12019 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GIOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,019 = 7 × 17 × 101. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12018 (Averill Park, NY, 28 mi away) and 12020 (Ballston Spa, NY, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12019 becomes 91021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Montrose, CA, 2,440 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01129, 01921, 02119, 02191, 02911, 09112, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09112 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,804 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,293 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12019 and you would come out at 42.93°S, 106.12°E — 927 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 28.5 square miles of land, 12019 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,555This ZIP15,555
Households6,758This ZIP6,758
Housing units7,009This ZIP7,009
Median age46.7This ZIP46.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$112,420This ZIP$112,420New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$400,400This ZIP$400,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,242This ZIP$1,242New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.2%This ZIP53.2%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density546.5 / sq miThis ZIP546.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments230This ZIP230
Employees1,841This ZIP1,841
Annual payroll$87,046,000This ZIP$87,046,000
Tax returns filed8,520This ZIP8,520
Total adjusted gross income$939,478,000This ZIP$939,478,000

Land area

Land area28.46 sq miThis ZIP28.46 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq miThis ZIP0.49 sq mi

Counties 12019 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Saratoga County 97.8%
Schenectady County 2.2%

Other place names in 12019

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

ZIP codes near 12019

ZIPCityDistance
12027 Burnt Hills, NY 1.6 mi
12020 Ballston Spa, NY 4.7 mi
12151 Round Lake, NY 5.2 mi
12008 Alplaus, NY 5.7 mi
12302 Schenectady, NY 6.4 mi
12065 Clifton Park, NY 7.5 mi
12148 Rexford, NY 7.6 mi
12308 Schenectady, NY 8.1 mi
12118 Mechanicville, NY 8.4 mi
12301 Schenectady, NY 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12019?

12019 is in Ballston Lake, New York, in Saratoga County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9344, -73.8818.

What county is 12019 in?

12019 spans 2 counties: Saratoga County and Schenectady County. Most of it falls in Saratoga 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 12019?

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

What time zone is 12019 in?

12019 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12019?

About 15,555 people live in ZIP code 12019, in 6,758 households, at 546.5 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 12019?

$112,420 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12019?

The closest are 12027 (1.6 mi), 12020 (4.7 mi), 12151 (5.2 mi), 12008 (5.7 mi) and 12302 (6.4 mi).

Is 12019 a PO Box ZIP code?

12019 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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