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12062

ZIP 12062 is East Nassau, New York, mostly in Rensselaer County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rensselaer +1 more
Population
1,650
Coordinates
42.5390, -73.5050
☼ Live from 12062 — East Nassau, NY

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Where 12062 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12062
  • 🔢 Type 12062 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,062 = 2 × 37 × 163. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12061 (East Greenbush, NY, 9 mi away) and 12063 (East Schodack, NY, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12062 becomes 26021, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01226, 01262, 02126, 12206, 12260, 12602, …). The farthest-flung twin is 62201 in East Saint Louis, IL, 912 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,312 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12062 and you would come out at 42.54°S, 106.50°E — 893 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 33.3 square miles of land, 12062 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,650This ZIP1,650
Households710This ZIP710
Housing units796This ZIP796
Median age52.0This ZIP52.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$87,679This ZIP$87,679New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$249,600This ZIP$249,600New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,356This ZIP$1,356New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%This ZIP29.0%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density49.6 / sq miThis ZIP49.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees88This ZIP88
Annual payroll$4,271,000This ZIP$4,271,000
Tax returns filed850This ZIP850
Total adjusted gross income$70,434,000This ZIP$70,434,000

Land area

Land area33.27 sq miThis ZIP33.27 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Counties 12062 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Rensselaer County 90.4%
Columbia County 9.6%

Other place names in 12062

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 12062

ZIPCityDistance
12024 Brainard, NY 4.3 mi
12195 West Lebanon, NY 4.6 mi
12169 Stephentown, NY 4.7 mi
12123 Nassau, NY 5.3 mi
12018 Averill Park, NY 6.3 mi
12125 New Lebanon, NY 6.5 mi
12153 Sand Lake, NY 6.7 mi
12115 Malden Bridge, NY 7.0 mi
12063 East Schodack, NY 7.1 mi
12168 Stephentown, NY 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12062?

12062 is in East Nassau, New York, in Rensselaer County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5390, -73.5050.

What county is 12062 in?

12062 spans 2 counties: Rensselaer County and Columbia County. Most of it falls in Rensselaer 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 12062?

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

What time zone is 12062 in?

12062 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12062?

About 1,650 people live in ZIP code 12062, in 710 households, at 49.6 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 12062?

$87,679 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12062?

The closest are 12024 (4.3 mi), 12195 (4.6 mi), 12169 (4.7 mi), 12123 (5.3 mi) and 12018 (6.3 mi).

Is 12062 a PO Box ZIP code?

12062 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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