12040
ZIP 12040 is Cherry Plain, New York, in Rensselaer County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Rensselaer
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Population
- 27
- Coordinates
- 42.6305, -73.3591
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Where 12040 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.
- 🔢 Type 12040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 43. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111100001000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12037 (Chatham, NY, 23 mi away) and 12041 (Clarksville, NY, 32 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12040 becomes 04021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cumberland Center, ME, 175 miles away.
- 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01240, 01420, 02041, 02140, 04021, 04102, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42001 in Paducah, KY, 900 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
- 🎯1,320 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12040 and you would come out at 42.63°S, 106.64°E — 894 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
- 📏 At 0.060 square miles of land, 12040 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 29 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 27This ZIP27 |
|---|---|
| Households | 20This ZIP20 |
| Housing units | 20This ZIP20 |
| Median age | 39.6This ZIP39.6New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $57,955This ZIP$57,955New York$85,974US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $309,100This ZIP$309,100New York$423,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 14.8%This ZIP14.8% |
| Population density | 450.0 / sq miThis ZIP450.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 12040
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12022 | Berlin, NY | 2.8 mi |
12168 | Stephentown, NY | 4.0 mi |
12169 | Stephentown, NY | 5.2 mi |
12153 | Sand Lake, NY | 5.8 mi |
01267 | Williamstown, MA | 6.4 mi |
01237 | Lanesborough, MA | 7.5 mi |
12138 | Petersburg, NY | 8.2 mi |
12018 | Averill Park, NY | 8.2 mi |
12062 | East Nassau, NY | 9.8 mi |
12125 | New Lebanon, NY | 10.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12040?
12040 is in Cherry Plain, New York, in Rensselaer County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6305, -73.3591.
What county is 12040 in?
12040 lies in Rensselaer County.
What area code is 12040?
Cherry Plain uses area codes 518 and 838, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12040 in?
12040 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12040?
About 27 people live in ZIP code 12040, in 20 households, at 450.0 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 12040?
$57,955 a year, against $85,974 across New York.
What ZIP codes are near 12040?
The closest are 12022 (2.8 mi), 12168 (4 mi), 12169 (5.2 mi), 12153 (5.8 mi) and 01267 (6.4 mi).
Is 12040 a PO Box ZIP code?
12040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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