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12061

ZIP 12061 is East Greenbush, New York, in Rensselaer County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rensselaer
Population
9,854
Coordinates
42.5993, -73.6572
☼ Live from 12061 — East Greenbush, NY

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Where 12061 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12061
  • 🔢 Type 12061 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,061 = 7 × 1723. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12060 (East Chatham, NY, 15 mi away) and 12062 (East Nassau, NY, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12061 becomes 16021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Branchton, PA, 342 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01612, 02116, 06112, 10126, 10162, 10261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 61201 in Rock Island, IL, 870 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,305 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12061 and you would come out at 42.60°S, 106.34°E — 901 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 20.1 square miles of land, 12061 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,854This ZIP9,854
Households4,002This ZIP4,002
Housing units4,154This ZIP4,154
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$110,962This ZIP$110,962New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$343,800This ZIP$343,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,800This ZIP$1,800New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.1%This ZIP53.1%
Mean commute21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min
Population density490.5 / sq miThis ZIP490.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments236This ZIP236
Employees3,090This ZIP3,090
Annual payroll$201,435,000This ZIP$201,435,000
Tax returns filed5,010This ZIP5,010
Total adjusted gross income$518,350,000This ZIP$518,350,000

Land area

Land area20.09 sq miThis ZIP20.09 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 12061

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ZIP codes near 12061

ZIPCityDistance
12063 East Schodack, NY 2.4 mi
12196 West Sand Lake, NY 3.1 mi
12144 Rensselaer, NY 3.7 mi
12033 Castleton On Hudson, NY 5.1 mi
12198 Wynantskill, NY 5.2 mi
12246 Albany, NY 5.8 mi
12202 Albany, NY 5.8 mi
12123 Nassau, NY 5.9 mi
12207 Albany, NY 6.0 mi
12077 Glenmont, NY 6.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12061?

12061 is in East Greenbush, New York, in Rensselaer County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5993, -73.6572.

What county is 12061 in?

12061 lies in Rensselaer County.

What area code is 12061?

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

What time zone is 12061 in?

12061 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12061?

About 9,854 people live in ZIP code 12061, in 4,002 households, at 490.5 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 12061?

$110,962 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12061?

The closest are 12063 (2.4 mi), 12196 (3.1 mi), 12144 (3.7 mi), 12033 (5.1 mi) and 12198 (5.2 mi).

Is 12061 a PO Box ZIP code?

12061 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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