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12121

ZIP 12121 is Melrose, New York, in Rensselaer County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rensselaer
Population
2,280
Coordinates
42.8399, -73.6074
☼ Live from 12121 — Melrose, NY

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Where 12121 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12121
  • 🔢 Type 12121 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆12121 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,121 = 17 × 23 × 31. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12120 (Medusa, NY, 37 mi away) and 12122 (Middleburgh, NY, 42 mi away).
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11212, 11221, 12211, 21211). The farthest-flung twin is 21211 in Baltimore, MD, 289 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,307 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12121 and you would come out at 42.84°S, 106.39°E — 913 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 19.3 square miles of land, 12121 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,280This ZIP2,280
Households801This ZIP801
Housing units907This ZIP907
Median age49.0This ZIP49.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$100,461This ZIP$100,461New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$297,400This ZIP$297,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%This ZIP19.2%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density118.2 / sq miThis ZIP118.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees81This ZIP81
Annual payroll$5,669,000This ZIP$5,669,000
Tax returns filed950This ZIP950
Total adjusted gross income$80,826,000This ZIP$80,826,000

Land area

Land area19.29 sq miThis ZIP19.29 sq mi
Water area1.09 sq miThis ZIP1.09 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12121

ZIPCityDistance
12182 Troy, NY 2.9 mi
12185 Valley Falls, NY 3.1 mi
12188 Waterford, NY 4.6 mi
12180 Troy, NY 6.3 mi
12154 Schaghticoke, NY 6.7 mi
12094 Johnsonville, NY 7.1 mi
12047 Cohoes, NY 7.2 mi
12183 Troy, NY 7.7 mi
12181 Troy, NY 7.8 mi
12118 Mechanicville, NY 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12121?

12121 is in Melrose, New York, in Rensselaer County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8399, -73.6074.

What county is 12121 in?

12121 lies in Rensselaer County.

What area code is 12121?

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

What time zone is 12121 in?

12121 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12121?

About 2,280 people live in ZIP code 12121, in 801 households, at 118.2 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 12121?

$100,461 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12121?

The closest are 12182 (2.9 mi), 12185 (3.1 mi), 12188 (4.6 mi), 12180 (6.3 mi) and 12154 (6.7 mi).

Is 12121 a PO Box ZIP code?

12121 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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