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12022

ZIP 12022 is Berlin, New York, in Rensselaer County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rensselaer
Population
1,120
Coordinates
42.6665, -73.3340
☼ Live from 12022 — Berlin, NY

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Where 12022 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12022
  • 🔢 Type 12022 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,022 = 2 × 6011. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12020 (Ballston Spa, NY, 36 mi away) and 12023 (Berne, NY, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12022 becomes 22021, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01222, 02122, 02212, 12202, 12220, 20122, …). The farthest-flung twin is 20122 in Centreville, VA, 336 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,321 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12022 and you would come out at 42.67°S, 106.67°E — 895 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 23.7 square miles of land, 12022 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,120This ZIP1,120
Households396This ZIP396
Housing units457This ZIP457
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$96,875This ZIP$96,875New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$208,100This ZIP$208,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,117This ZIP$1,117New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density47.2 / sq miThis ZIP47.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees118This ZIP118
Annual payroll$6,887,000This ZIP$6,887,000
Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$28,721,000This ZIP$28,721,000

Land area

Land area23.73 sq miThis ZIP23.73 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12022

ZIPCityDistance
12040 Cherry Plain, NY 2.8 mi
01267 Williamstown, MA 4.4 mi
12138 Petersburg, NY 6.0 mi
12168 Stephentown, NY 6.7 mi
12153 Sand Lake, NY 7.4 mi
12169 Stephentown, NY 7.7 mi
01237 Lanesborough, MA 8.9 mi
12082 Grafton, NY 9.2 mi
05261 Pownal, VT 9.4 mi
12052 Cropseyville, NY 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12022?

12022 is in Berlin, New York, in Rensselaer County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6665, -73.3340.

What county is 12022 in?

12022 lies in Rensselaer County.

What area code is 12022?

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

What time zone is 12022 in?

12022 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12022?

About 1,120 people live in ZIP code 12022, in 396 households, at 47.2 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 12022?

$96,875 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12022?

The closest are 12040 (2.8 mi), 01267 (4.4 mi), 12138 (6 mi), 12168 (6.7 mi) and 12153 (7.4 mi).

Is 12022 a PO Box ZIP code?

12022 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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