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12085

ZIP 12085 is Guilderland Center, New York, in Albany County; area code 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Albany
Population
357
Coordinates
42.7005, -73.9666
☼ Live from 12085 — Guilderland Center, NY

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Where 12085 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12085
  • 🔢 Type 12085 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,085 = 5 × 2417. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12084 (Guilderland, NY, 3 mi away) and 12086 (Hagaman, NY, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12085 becomes 58021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Davenport, ND, 1,164 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01258, 01825, 01852, 02185, 02815, 05821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85012 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,147 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,289 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12085 and you would come out at 42.70°S, 106.03°E — 917 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 0.670 square miles of land, 12085 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 324 football fields.
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People and housing

Population357This ZIP357
Households127This ZIP127
Housing units166This ZIP166
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median home value$232,800This ZIP$232,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute15.6 minThis ZIP15.6 min
Population density532.8 / sq miThis ZIP532.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees699This ZIP699
Annual payroll$43,819,000This ZIP$43,819,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$9,417,000This ZIP$9,417,000

Land area

Land area0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12085

ZIPCityDistance
12084 Guilderland, NY 3.4 mi
12009 Altamont, NY 3.5 mi
12303 Schenectady, NY 3.8 mi
12186 Voorheesville, NY 4.7 mi
12159 Slingerlands, NY 5.3 mi
12055 Dormansville, NY 5.9 mi
12203 Albany, NY 6.1 mi
12304 Schenectady, NY 6.2 mi
12205 Albany, NY 7.3 mi
12222 Albany, NY 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12085?

12085 is in Guilderland Center, New York, in Albany County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7005, -73.9666.

What county is 12085 in?

12085 lies in Albany County.

What area code is 12085?

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

What time zone is 12085 in?

12085 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12085?

About 357 people live in ZIP code 12085, in 127 households, at 532.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 12085?

The closest are 12084 (3.4 mi), 12009 (3.5 mi), 12303 (3.8 mi), 12186 (4.7 mi) and 12159 (5.3 mi).

Is 12085 a PO Box ZIP code?

12085 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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