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12046

ZIP 12046 is Coeymans Hollow, New York, mostly in Albany County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Albany +1 more
Population
358
Coordinates
42.5091, -73.9172
☼ Live from 12046 — Coeymans Hollow, NY

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Where 12046 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12046
  • 🔢 Type 12046 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,046 = 2 × 19 × 317. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12045 (Coeymans, NY, 6 mi away) and 12047 (Cohoes, NY, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12046 becomes 64021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Corder, MO, 1,054 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01264, 01462, 02461, 02641, 04216, 04261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64012 in Belton, MO, 1,109 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,291 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12046 and you would come out at 42.51°S, 106.08°E — 905 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 14.8 square miles of land, 12046 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population358This ZIP358
Households207This ZIP207
Housing units256This ZIP256
Median age61.4This ZIP61.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$80,707This ZIP$80,707New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$268,400This ZIP$268,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher33.3%This ZIP33.3%
Mean commute19.5 minThis ZIP19.5 min
Population density24.1 / sq miThis ZIP24.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$1,842,000This ZIP$1,842,000
Tax returns filed360This ZIP360
Total adjusted gross income$28,800,000This ZIP$28,800,000

Land area

Land area14.83 sq miThis ZIP14.83 sq mi
Water area2.12 sq miThis ZIP2.12 sq mi

Counties 12046 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Albany County 96.3%
Greene County 3.7%

ZIP codes near 12046

ZIPCityDistance
12007 Alcove, NY 1.0 mi
12067 Feura Bush, NY 3.3 mi
12041 Clarksville, NY 4.0 mi
12143 Ravena, NY 4.0 mi
12161 South Bethlehem, NY 4.0 mi
12087 Hannacroix, NY 5.5 mi
12158 Selkirk, NY 5.5 mi
12045 Coeymans, NY 6.5 mi
12193 Westerlo, NY 6.5 mi
12054 Delmar, NY 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12046?

12046 is in Coeymans Hollow, New York, in Albany County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5091, -73.9172.

What county is 12046 in?

12046 spans 2 counties: Albany County and Greene County. Most of it falls in Albany 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 12046?

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

What time zone is 12046 in?

12046 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12046?

About 358 people live in ZIP code 12046, in 207 households, at 24.1 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 12046?

$80,707 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12046?

The closest are 12007 (1 mi), 12067 (3.3 mi), 12041 (4 mi), 12143 (4 mi) and 12161 (4 mi).

Is 12046 a PO Box ZIP code?

12046 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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