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12059

ZIP 12059 is East Berne, New York, in Albany County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Albany
Population
1,530
Coordinates
42.6192, -74.0609
☼ Live from 12059 — East Berne, NY

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Where 12059 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12059
  • 🔢 Type 12059 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,059 = 31 × 389. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12058 (Earlton, NY, 20 mi away) and 12060 (East Chatham, NY, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12059 becomes 95021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gilroy, CA, 2,518 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01259, 01529, 01952, 02915, 09215, 09251, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09251 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,747 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,284 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12059 and you would come out at 42.62°S, 105.94°E — 915 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 22.8 square miles of land, 12059 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,530This ZIP1,530
Households694This ZIP694
Housing units970This ZIP970
Median age50.1This ZIP50.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$106,506This ZIP$106,506New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$340,400This ZIP$340,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$985This ZIP$985New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%This ZIP33.1%
Mean commute32.9 minThis ZIP32.9 min
Population density67.2 / sq miThis ZIP67.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees56This ZIP56
Annual payroll$1,761,000This ZIP$1,761,000
Tax returns filed800This ZIP800
Total adjusted gross income$68,085,000This ZIP$68,085,000

Land area

Land area22.78 sq miThis ZIP22.78 sq mi
Water area0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12059

ZIPCityDistance
12107 Knox, NY 4.0 mi
12186 Voorheesville, NY 4.4 mi
12055 Dormansville, NY 4.6 mi
12009 Altamont, NY 5.6 mi
12023 Berne, NY 6.4 mi
12041 Clarksville, NY 6.7 mi
12193 Westerlo, NY 6.7 mi
12085 Guilderland Center, NY 7.4 mi
12067 Feura Bush, NY 8.3 mi
12147 Rensselaerville, NY 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12059?

12059 is in East Berne, New York, in Albany County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6192, -74.0609.

What county is 12059 in?

12059 lies in Albany County.

What area code is 12059?

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

What time zone is 12059 in?

12059 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12059?

About 1,530 people live in ZIP code 12059, in 694 households, at 67.2 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 12059?

$106,506 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12059?

The closest are 12107 (4 mi), 12186 (4.4 mi), 12055 (4.6 mi), 12009 (5.6 mi) and 12023 (6.4 mi).

Is 12059 a PO Box ZIP code?

12059 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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