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12047

ZIP 12047 is Cohoes, New York, in Albany County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Albany
Population
23,532
Coordinates
42.7841, -73.7262
☼ Live from 12047 — Cohoes, NY

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Where 12047 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12047
  • 🔢 Type 12047 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,047 = 7 × 1721. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12046 (Coeymans Hollow, NY, 21 mi away) and 12050 (Columbiaville, NY, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12047 becomes 74021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Collinsville, OK, 1,254 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01247, 01472, 01742, 02471, 02714, 02741, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71024 in Dubberly, LA, 1,277 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,301 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12047 and you would come out at 42.78°S, 106.27°E — 914 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 8.8 square miles of land, 12047 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,532This ZIP23,532
Households10,323This ZIP10,323
Housing units11,755This ZIP11,755
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$66,071This ZIP$66,071New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$246,800This ZIP$246,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,323This ZIP$1,323New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6%This ZIP34.6%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density2,661.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,661.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments385This ZIP385
Employees4,035This ZIP4,035
Annual payroll$246,204,000This ZIP$246,204,000
Tax returns filed11,200This ZIP11,200
Total adjusted gross income$874,960,000This ZIP$874,960,000

Land area

Land area8.84 sq miThis ZIP8.84 sq mi
Water area1.43 sq miThis ZIP1.43 sq mi

Other place names in 12047

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ZIP codes near 12047

ZIPCityDistance
12188 Waterford, NY 3.0 mi
12183 Troy, NY 3.0 mi
12189 Watervliet, NY 3.3 mi
12110 Latham, NY 3.4 mi
12181 Troy, NY 4.1 mi
12128 Newtonville, NY 4.5 mi
12182 Troy, NY 5.1 mi
12211 Albany, NY 5.5 mi
12065 Clifton Park, NY 5.6 mi
12212 Albany, NY 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12047?

12047 is in Cohoes, New York, in Albany County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7841, -73.7262.

What county is 12047 in?

12047 lies in Albany County.

What area code is 12047?

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

What time zone is 12047 in?

12047 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12047?

About 23,532 people live in ZIP code 12047, in 10,323 households, at 2,661.7 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 12047?

$66,071 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12047?

The closest are 12188 (3 mi), 12183 (3 mi), 12189 (3.3 mi), 12110 (3.4 mi) and 12181 (4.1 mi).

Is 12047 a PO Box ZIP code?

12047 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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