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12020

ZIP 12020 is Ballston Spa, New York, in Saratoga County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Saratoga
Population
34,937
Coordinates
43.0017, -73.8701
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Where 12020 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12020
  • 🔢 Type 12020 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,020 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 601. Its digits add up to 5, a total 55 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12019 (Ballston Lake, NY, 5 mi away) and 12022 (Berlin, NY, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12020 becomes 02021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Canton, MA, 151 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01022, 01202, 01220, 02021, 02120, 02201, …). The farthest-flung twin is 20120 in Centreville, VA, 343 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,294 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12020 and you would come out at 43.00°S, 106.13°E — 930 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 75.6 square miles of land, 12020 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,937This ZIP34,937
Households14,563This ZIP14,563
Housing units16,021This ZIP16,021
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$107,112This ZIP$107,112New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$329,400This ZIP$329,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,612This ZIP$1,612New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.6%This ZIP44.6%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density462.4 / sq miThis ZIP462.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments785This ZIP785
Employees13,065This ZIP13,065
Annual payroll$1,100,275,000This ZIP$1,100,275,000
Tax returns filed18,150This ZIP18,150
Total adjusted gross income$1,614,779,000This ZIP$1,614,779,000

Land area

Land area75.56 sq miThis ZIP75.56 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 12020

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ZIP codes near 12020

ZIPCityDistance
12019 Ballston Lake, NY 4.7 mi
12863 Rock City Falls, NY 5.1 mi
12027 Burnt Hills, NY 5.9 mi
12151 Round Lake, NY 7.1 mi
12866 Saratoga Springs, NY 8.2 mi
12850 Middle Grove, NY 9.0 mi
12118 Mechanicville, NY 9.5 mi
12074 Galway, NY 9.8 mi
12170 Stillwater, NY 10.2 mi
12302 Schenectady, NY 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12020?

12020 is in Ballston Spa, New York, in Saratoga County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0017, -73.8701.

What county is 12020 in?

12020 lies in Saratoga County.

What area code is 12020?

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

What time zone is 12020 in?

12020 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12020?

About 34,937 people live in ZIP code 12020, in 14,563 households, at 462.4 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 12020?

$107,112 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12020?

The closest are 12019 (4.7 mi), 12863 (5.1 mi), 12027 (5.9 mi), 12151 (7.1 mi) and 12866 (8.2 mi).

Is 12020 a PO Box ZIP code?

12020 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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