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12027

ZIP 12027 is Burnt Hills, 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
4,693
Coordinates
42.9213, -73.9078
☼ Live from 12027 — Burnt Hills, NY

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Where 12027 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12027
  • 🔢 Type 12027 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,027 = 3 × 19 × 211. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12025 (Broadalbin, NY, 16 mi away) and 12028 (Buskirk, NY, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12027 becomes 72021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brinkley, AR, 1,082 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01227, 02127, 02217, 02712, 02721, 10272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 70122 in New Orleans, LA, 1,261 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,292 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12027 and you would come out at 42.92°S, 106.09°E — 927 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 7.5 square miles of land, 12027 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,693This ZIP4,693
Households1,734This ZIP1,734
Housing units1,759This ZIP1,759
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$120,000This ZIP$120,000New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$344,100This ZIP$344,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,071This ZIP$2,071New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.6%This ZIP56.6%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density629.0 / sq miThis ZIP629.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments108This ZIP108
Employees925This ZIP925
Annual payroll$53,285,000This ZIP$53,285,000
Tax returns filed2,070This ZIP2,070
Total adjusted gross income$226,872,000This ZIP$226,872,000

Land area

Land area7.46 sq miThis ZIP7.46 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 12027 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Saratoga County 88.2%
Schenectady County 11.8%

Other place names in 12027

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ZIP codes near 12027

ZIPCityDistance
12019 Ballston Lake, NY 1.6 mi
12008 Alplaus, NY 4.7 mi
12302 Schenectady, NY 4.8 mi
12020 Ballston Spa, NY 5.9 mi
12151 Round Lake, NY 6.4 mi
12308 Schenectady, NY 6.9 mi
12148 Rexford, NY 7.1 mi
12301 Schenectady, NY 7.6 mi
12345 Schenectady, NY 7.6 mi
12065 Clifton Park, NY 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12027?

12027 is in Burnt Hills, New York, in Saratoga County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9213, -73.9078.

What county is 12027 in?

12027 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 12027?

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

What time zone is 12027 in?

12027 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12027?

About 4,693 people live in ZIP code 12027, in 1,734 households, at 629.0 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 12027?

$120,000 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12027?

The closest are 12019 (1.6 mi), 12008 (4.7 mi), 12302 (4.8 mi), 12020 (5.9 mi) and 12151 (6.4 mi).

Is 12027 a PO Box ZIP code?

12027 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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