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12118

ZIP 12118 is Mechanicville, New York, mostly in Saratoga County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Saratoga +1 more
Population
17,069
Coordinates
42.9209, -73.7170
☼ Live from 12118 — Mechanicville, NY

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Where 12118 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12118
  • 🔢 Type 12118 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,118 = 2 × 73 × 83. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12117 (Mayfield, NY, 32 mi away) and 12120 (Medusa, NY, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12118 becomes 81121 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arboles, CO, 1,818 miles away.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11218, 12181, 12811, 18211, 21811, 28111, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81121 in Arboles, CO, 1,818 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,302 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12118 and you would come out at 42.92°S, 106.28°E — 921 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 35.3 square miles of land, 12118 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,069This ZIP17,069
Households7,651This ZIP7,651
Housing units8,018This ZIP8,018
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$92,710This ZIP$92,710New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$345,800This ZIP$345,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,122This ZIP$1,122New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%This ZIP36.2%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density483.1 / sq miThis ZIP483.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments236This ZIP236
Employees2,323This ZIP2,323
Annual payroll$134,500,000This ZIP$134,500,000
Tax returns filed8,610This ZIP8,610
Total adjusted gross income$787,234,000This ZIP$787,234,000

Land area

Land area35.33 sq miThis ZIP35.33 sq mi
Water area1.49 sq miThis ZIP1.49 sq mi

Counties 12118 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Saratoga County 97.3%
Rensselaer County 2.7%

Other place names in 12118

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ZIP codes near 12118

ZIPCityDistance
12151 Round Lake, NY 3.2 mi
12154 Schaghticoke, NY 5.7 mi
12065 Clifton Park, NY 5.9 mi
12170 Stillwater, NY 6.1 mi
12188 Waterford, NY 7.0 mi
12121 Melrose, NY 7.9 mi
12019 Ballston Lake, NY 8.4 mi
12185 Valley Falls, NY 9.2 mi
12148 Rexford, NY 9.2 mi
12047 Cohoes, NY 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12118?

12118 is in Mechanicville, New York, in Saratoga County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9209, -73.7170.

What county is 12118 in?

12118 spans 2 counties: Saratoga County and Rensselaer County. Most of it falls in Saratoga 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 12118?

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

What time zone is 12118 in?

12118 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12118?

About 17,069 people live in ZIP code 12118, in 7,651 households, at 483.1 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 12118?

$92,710 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12118?

The closest are 12151 (3.2 mi), 12154 (5.7 mi), 12065 (5.9 mi), 12170 (6.1 mi) and 12188 (7 mi).

Is 12118 a PO Box ZIP code?

12118 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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