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12066

ZIP 12066 is Esperance, New York, mostly in Montgomery County; area codes 838 and 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery +2 more
Metro area
Amsterdam, NY
Population
1,863
Coordinates
42.7811, -74.3039
☼ Live from 12066 — Esperance, NY

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Where 12066 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12066
  • 🔢 Type 12066 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,066 = 2 × 3 × 2011. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12065 (Clifton Park, NY, 27 mi away) and 12067 (Feura Bush, NY, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12066 becomes 66021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Edgerton, KS, 1,115 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01266, 02661, 06126, 06612, 16260, 16602, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66021 in Edgerton, KS, 1,115 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,272 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12066 and you would come out at 42.78°S, 105.70°E — 932 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 32.7 square miles of land, 12066 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,863This ZIP1,863
Households802This ZIP802
Housing units885This ZIP885
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$78,571This ZIP$78,571New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$197,800This ZIP$197,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,154This ZIP$1,154New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%This ZIP24.7%
Mean commute32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min
Population density56.9 / sq miThis ZIP56.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees246This ZIP246
Annual payroll$7,684,000This ZIP$7,684,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$68,899,000This ZIP$68,899,000

Land area

Land area32.73 sq miThis ZIP32.73 sq mi
Water area0.92 sq miThis ZIP0.92 sq mi

Counties 12066 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Montgomery County 46.7%
Schoharie County 30.4%
Schenectady County 22.9%

Other place names in 12066

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ZIP codes near 12066

ZIPCityDistance
12160 Sloansville, NY 3.3 mi
12035 Central Bridge, NY 4.8 mi
12053 Delanson, NY 5.9 mi
12092 Howes Cave, NY 6.5 mi
12141 Quaker Street, NY 6.9 mi
12072 Fultonville, NY 7.7 mi
12157 Schoharie, NY 7.7 mi
12031 Carlisle, NY 8.3 mi
12073 Gallupville, NY 9.0 mi
12166 Sprakers, NY 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12066?

12066 is in Esperance, New York, in Montgomery County, part of the Amsterdam, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7811, -74.3039.

What county is 12066 in?

12066 spans 3 counties: Montgomery County, Schoharie County and Schenectady County. Most of it falls in Montgomery 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 12066?

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

What time zone is 12066 in?

12066 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12066?

About 1,863 people live in ZIP code 12066, in 802 households, at 56.9 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 12066?

$78,571 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12066?

The closest are 12160 (3.3 mi), 12035 (4.8 mi), 12053 (5.9 mi), 12092 (6.5 mi) and 12141 (6.9 mi).

Is 12066 a PO Box ZIP code?

12066 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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