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12070

ZIP 12070 is Fort Johnson, New York, mostly in Montgomery County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery +1 more
Metro area
Amsterdam, NY
Population
2,011
Coordinates
42.9860, -74.2630
☼ Live from 12070 — Fort Johnson, NY

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Where 12070 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12070
  • 🔢 Type 12070 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,070 = 2 × 5 × 17 × 71. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12069 (Fort Hunter, NY, 3 mi away) and 12071 (Fultonham, NY, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12070 becomes 07021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Essex Fells, NJ, 149 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00721, 01027, 01072, 01270, 01702, 01720, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00721 in Palmer, PR, 1,772 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,274 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12070 and you would come out at 42.99°S, 105.74°E — 942 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 12.6 square miles of land, 12070 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,011This ZIP2,011
Households669This ZIP669
Housing units683This ZIP683
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$86,989This ZIP$86,989New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$202,900This ZIP$202,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$880This ZIP$880New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density159.9 / sq miThis ZIP159.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees90This ZIP90
Annual payroll$2,799,000This ZIP$2,799,000
Tax returns filed650This ZIP650
Total adjusted gross income$55,521,000This ZIP$55,521,000

Land area

Land area12.58 sq miThis ZIP12.58 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 12070 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Montgomery County 50.8%
Fulton County 49.2%

Other place names in 12070

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ZIP codes near 12070

ZIPCityDistance
12177 Tribes Hill, NY 2.7 mi
12069 Fort Hunter, NY 2.9 mi
12016 Auriesville, NY 4.8 mi
12010 Amsterdam, NY 5.6 mi
12068 Fonda, NY 7.3 mi
12086 Hagaman, NY 7.8 mi
12072 Fultonville, NY 8.4 mi
12095 Johnstown, NY 8.8 mi
12025 Broadalbin, NY 10.2 mi
12137 Pattersonville, NY 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12070?

12070 is in Fort Johnson, New York, in Montgomery County, part of the Amsterdam, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9860, -74.2630.

What county is 12070 in?

12070 spans 2 counties: Montgomery County and Fulton 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 12070?

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

What time zone is 12070 in?

12070 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12070?

About 2,011 people live in ZIP code 12070, in 669 households, at 159.9 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 12070?

$86,989 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12070?

The closest are 12177 (2.7 mi), 12069 (2.9 mi), 12016 (4.8 mi), 12010 (5.6 mi) and 12068 (7.3 mi).

Is 12070 a PO Box ZIP code?

12070 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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