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12072

ZIP 12072 is Fultonville, 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
2,882
Coordinates
42.8849, -74.3567
☼ Live from 12072 — Fultonville, NY

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Where 12072 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12072
  • 🔢 Type 12072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 503. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12071 (Fultonham, NY, 22 mi away) and 12073 (Gallupville, NY, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12072 becomes 27021 — and that is a real ZIP code: King, NC, 554 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01227, 02127, 02217, 02712, 02721, 10272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 70122 in New Orleans, LA, 1,242 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,269 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12072 and you would come out at 42.88°S, 105.64°E — 939 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 52.2 square miles of land, 12072 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,882This ZIP2,882
Households941This ZIP941
Housing units1,099This ZIP1,099
Median age32.9This ZIP32.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$81,063This ZIP$81,063New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$190,200This ZIP$190,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$916This ZIP$916New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density55.2 / sq miThis ZIP55.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments64This ZIP64
Employees645This ZIP645
Annual payroll$34,724,000This ZIP$34,724,000
Tax returns filed1,280This ZIP1,280
Total adjusted gross income$83,160,000This ZIP$83,160,000

Land area

Land area52.19 sq miThis ZIP52.19 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Other place names in 12072

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ZIP codes near 12072

ZIPCityDistance
12016 Auriesville, NY 3.7 mi
12068 Fonda, NY 5.4 mi
12069 Fort Hunter, NY 5.7 mi
12177 Tribes Hill, NY 5.8 mi
12166 Sprakers, NY 5.9 mi
12066 Esperance, NY 7.7 mi
12160 Sloansville, NY 8.4 mi
12070 Fort Johnson, NY 8.4 mi
13428 Palatine Bridge, NY 9.1 mi
12031 Carlisle, NY 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12072?

12072 is in Fultonville, New York, in Montgomery County, part of the Amsterdam, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8849, -74.3567.

What county is 12072 in?

12072 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 12072?

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

What time zone is 12072 in?

12072 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12072?

About 2,882 people live in ZIP code 12072, in 941 households, at 55.2 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 12072?

$81,063 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12072?

The closest are 12016 (3.7 mi), 12068 (5.4 mi), 12069 (5.7 mi), 12177 (5.8 mi) and 12166 (5.9 mi).

Is 12072 a PO Box ZIP code?

12072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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