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12084

ZIP 12084 is Guilderland, New York, in Albany County; area code 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Albany
Population
5,328
Coordinates
42.7047, -73.8994
☼ Live from 12084 — Guilderland, NY

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Where 12084 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12084
  • 🔢 Type 12084 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hBOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,084 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 19 × 53. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12083 (Greenville, NY, 20 mi away) and 12085 (Guilderland Center, NY, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12084 becomes 48021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Eastpointe, MI, 460 miles away.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01824, 01842, 02148, 02184, 02481, 02814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84120 in West Valley City, UT, 1,954 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,292 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12084 and you would come out at 42.70°S, 106.10°E — 915 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 3.8 square miles of land, 12084 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,328This ZIP5,328
Households2,177This ZIP2,177
Housing units2,289This ZIP2,289
Median age34.5This ZIP34.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$91,063This ZIP$91,063New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$348,600This ZIP$348,600New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,598This ZIP$1,598New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.8%This ZIP55.8%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density1,398.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,398.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments166This ZIP166
Employees1,600This ZIP1,600
Annual payroll$59,149,000This ZIP$59,149,000
Tax returns filed2,420This ZIP2,420
Total adjusted gross income$235,277,000This ZIP$235,277,000

Land area

Land area3.81 sq miThis ZIP3.81 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 12084

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ZIP codes near 12084

ZIPCityDistance
12203 Albany, NY 3.0 mi
12303 Schenectady, NY 3.4 mi
12085 Guilderland Center, NY 3.4 mi
12159 Slingerlands, NY 3.7 mi
12205 Albany, NY 3.9 mi
12222 Albany, NY 4.1 mi
12212 Albany, NY 4.6 mi
12304 Schenectady, NY 4.8 mi
12226 Albany, NY 4.9 mi
12208 Albany, NY 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12084?

12084 is in Guilderland, New York, in Albany County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7047, -73.8994.

What county is 12084 in?

12084 lies in Albany County.

What area code is 12084?

Guilderland uses area code 518, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12084 in?

12084 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12084?

About 5,328 people live in ZIP code 12084, in 2,177 households, at 1,398.4 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 12084?

$91,063 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12084?

The closest are 12203 (3 mi), 12303 (3.4 mi), 12085 (3.4 mi), 12159 (3.7 mi) and 12205 (3.9 mi).

Is 12084 a PO Box ZIP code?

12084 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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