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12074

ZIP 12074 is Galway, New York, in Saratoga County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Saratoga
Population
2,848
Coordinates
43.0506, -74.0529
☼ Live from 12074 — Galway, NY

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Where 12074 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12074
  • 🔢 Type 12074 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,074 = 2 × 6037. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12073 (Gallupville, NY, 28 mi away) and 12075 (Ghent, NY, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12074 becomes 47021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Friendship, IN, 643 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01247, 01472, 01742, 02471, 02714, 02741, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71024 in Dubberly, LA, 1,271 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,285 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12074 and you would come out at 43.05°S, 105.95°E — 938 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 34.3 square miles of land, 12074 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,848This ZIP2,848
Households1,199This ZIP1,199
Housing units1,498This ZIP1,498
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$94,583This ZIP$94,583New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$304,800This ZIP$304,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,560This ZIP$1,560New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.9%This ZIP32.9%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density83.0 / sq miThis ZIP83.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees229This ZIP229
Annual payroll$9,028,000This ZIP$9,028,000
Tax returns filed1,480This ZIP1,480
Total adjusted gross income$122,928,000This ZIP$122,928,000

Land area

Land area34.32 sq miThis ZIP34.32 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 12074

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

ZIP codes near 12074

ZIPCityDistance
12025 Broadalbin, NY 4.5 mi
12086 Hagaman, NY 4.7 mi
12850 Middle Grove, NY 5.1 mi
12863 Rock City Falls, NY 6.2 mi
12020 Ballston Spa, NY 9.8 mi
12010 Amsterdam, NY 9.9 mi
12859 Porter Corners, NY 10.4 mi
12070 Fort Johnson, NY 11.5 mi
12027 Burnt Hills, NY 11.6 mi
12150 Rotterdam Junction, NY 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12074?

12074 is in Galway, New York, in Saratoga County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0506, -74.0529.

What county is 12074 in?

12074 lies in Saratoga County.

What area code is 12074?

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

What time zone is 12074 in?

12074 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12074?

About 2,848 people live in ZIP code 12074, in 1,199 households, at 83.0 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 12074?

$94,583 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12074?

The closest are 12025 (4.5 mi), 12086 (4.7 mi), 12850 (5.1 mi), 12863 (6.2 mi) and 12020 (9.8 mi).

Is 12074 a PO Box ZIP code?

12074 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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