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12090

ZIP 12090 is Hoosick Falls, New York, mostly in Rensselaer County; area codes 838 and 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rensselaer +1 more
Population
5,482
Coordinates
42.8768, -73.3515
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Where 12090 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12090
  • 🔢 Type 12090 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,090 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 31. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12089 (Hoosick, NY, 2 mi away) and 12092 (Howes Cave, NY, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12090 becomes 09021 — and that is a real ZIP code: APO AE, a military post office, 3,715 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00912, 00921, 01029, 01092, 01902, 02019, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09102 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,756 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,320 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12090 and you would come out at 42.88°S, 106.65°E — 907 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 57.8 square miles of land, 12090 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,482This ZIP5,482
Households2,238This ZIP2,238
Housing units2,583This ZIP2,583
Median age48.2This ZIP48.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$68,056This ZIP$68,056New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$173,800This ZIP$173,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$856This ZIP$856New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%This ZIP24.9%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density94.8 / sq miThis ZIP94.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments103This ZIP103
Employees768This ZIP768
Annual payroll$32,685,000This ZIP$32,685,000
Tax returns filed2,800This ZIP2,800
Total adjusted gross income$180,372,000This ZIP$180,372,000

Land area

Land area57.84 sq miThis ZIP57.84 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 12090 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Rensselaer County 100.0%
Washington County 0.0%

Other place names in 12090

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ZIP codes near 12090

ZIPCityDistance
12089 Hoosick, NY 1.8 mi
12133 North Hoosick, NY 3.4 mi
05260 North Pownal, VT 6.4 mi
12028 Buskirk, NY 6.5 mi
12057 Eagle Bridge, NY 6.6 mi
12094 Johnsonville, NY 6.9 mi
05257 North Bennington, VT 7.8 mi
12082 Grafton, NY 8.8 mi
12138 Petersburg, NY 8.9 mi
05261 Pownal, VT 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12090?

12090 is in Hoosick Falls, New York, in Rensselaer County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8768, -73.3515.

What county is 12090 in?

12090 spans 2 counties: Rensselaer County and Washington County. Most of it falls in Rensselaer 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 12090?

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

What time zone is 12090 in?

12090 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12090?

About 5,482 people live in ZIP code 12090, in 2,238 households, at 94.8 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 12090?

$68,056 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12090?

The closest are 12089 (1.8 mi), 12133 (3.4 mi), 05260 (6.4 mi), 12028 (6.5 mi) and 12057 (6.6 mi).

Is 12090 a PO Box ZIP code?

12090 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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