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12069

ZIP 12069 is Fort Hunter, New York, in Montgomery County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Metro area
Amsterdam, NY
Population
425
Coordinates
42.9460, -74.2799
☼ Live from 12069 — Fort Hunter, NY

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Where 12069 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12069
  • 🔢 Type 12069 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,069 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 149. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12068 (Fonda, NY, 6 mi away) and 12070 (Fort Johnson, NY, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12069 becomes 96021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Corning, CA, 2,461 miles away.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02169, 02196, 02916, 06129, 06912, 06921, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96201 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,880 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,273 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12069 and you would come out at 42.95°S, 105.72°E — 940 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 0.373 square miles of land, 12069 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 181 football fields.
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People and housing

Population425This ZIP425
Households143This ZIP143
Housing units143This ZIP143
Median age51.8This ZIP51.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$90,179This ZIP$90,179New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$161,700This ZIP$161,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%This ZIP12.8%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density1,139.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,139.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees6This ZIP6
Annual payroll$173,000This ZIP$173,000

Land area

Land area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12069

ZIPCityDistance
12177 Tribes Hill, NY 0.5 mi
12016 Auriesville, NY 2.2 mi
12070 Fort Johnson, NY 2.9 mi
12010 Amsterdam, NY 5.4 mi
12072 Fultonville, NY 5.7 mi
12068 Fonda, NY 6.2 mi
12086 Hagaman, NY 9.3 mi
12137 Pattersonville, NY 9.5 mi
12095 Johnstown, NY 9.5 mi
12066 Esperance, NY 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12069?

12069 is in Fort Hunter, New York, in Montgomery County, part of the Amsterdam, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9460, -74.2799.

What county is 12069 in?

12069 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 12069?

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

What time zone is 12069 in?

12069 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12069?

About 425 people live in ZIP code 12069, in 143 households, at 1,139.4 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 12069?

$90,179 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12069?

The closest are 12177 (0.5 mi), 12016 (2.2 mi), 12070 (2.9 mi), 12010 (5.4 mi) and 12072 (5.7 mi).

Is 12069 a PO Box ZIP code?

12069 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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