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12052

ZIP 12052 is Cropseyville, New York, in Rensselaer County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rensselaer
Population
1,915
Coordinates
42.7574, -73.4801
☼ Live from 12052 — Cropseyville, NY

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Where 12052 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12052
  • 🔢 Type 12052 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,052 = 2 × 2 × 23 × 131. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12051 (Coxsackie, NY, 34 mi away) and 12053 (Delanson, NY, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12052 becomes 25021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bim, WV, 546 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01225, 01252, 01522, 02125, 02152, 02215, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51022 in Granville, IA, 1,129 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,314 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12052 and you would come out at 42.76°S, 106.52°E — 905 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 30.2 square miles of land, 12052 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,915This ZIP1,915
Households671This ZIP671
Housing units863This ZIP863
Median age48.7This ZIP48.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$118,424This ZIP$118,424New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$243,500This ZIP$243,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,178This ZIP$1,178New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.8%This ZIP36.8%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density63.5 / sq miThis ZIP63.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees160This ZIP160
Annual payroll$5,886,000This ZIP$5,886,000
Tax returns filed800This ZIP800
Total adjusted gross income$64,846,000This ZIP$64,846,000

Land area

Land area30.15 sq miThis ZIP30.15 sq mi
Water area0.96 sq miThis ZIP0.96 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12052

ZIPCityDistance
12082 Grafton, NY 1.9 mi
12138 Petersburg, NY 5.6 mi
12180 Troy, NY 6.1 mi
12140 Poestenkill, NY 7.0 mi
12182 Troy, NY 8.0 mi
12185 Valley Falls, NY 8.2 mi
12121 Melrose, NY 8.6 mi
12153 Sand Lake, NY 8.7 mi
12018 Averill Park, NY 9.1 mi
12094 Johnsonville, NY 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12052?

12052 is in Cropseyville, New York, in Rensselaer County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7574, -73.4801.

What county is 12052 in?

12052 lies in Rensselaer County.

What area code is 12052?

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

What time zone is 12052 in?

12052 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12052?

About 1,915 people live in ZIP code 12052, in 671 households, at 63.5 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 12052?

$118,424 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12052?

The closest are 12082 (1.9 mi), 12138 (5.6 mi), 12180 (6.1 mi), 12140 (7 mi) and 12182 (8 mi).

Is 12052 a PO Box ZIP code?

12052 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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