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12138

ZIP 12138 is Petersburg, New York, in Rensselaer County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rensselaer
Population
2,695
Coordinates
42.7488, -73.3704
☼ Live from 12138 — Petersburg, NY

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Where 12138 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12138
  • 🔢 Type 12138 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,138 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 17 × 17. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12137 (Pattersonville, NY, 39 mi away) and 12139 (Piseco, NY, 80 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12138 becomes 83121 — and that is a real ZIP code: Frontier, WY, 1,885 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11238, 12183, 12831, 13218, 13812, 18231, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83211 in American Falls, ID, 1,997 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,319 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12138 and you would come out at 42.75°S, 106.63°E — 901 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 89.6 square miles of land, 12138 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,695This ZIP2,695
Households1,192This ZIP1,192
Housing units1,648This ZIP1,648
Median age47.1This ZIP47.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$75,833This ZIP$75,833New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$191,900This ZIP$191,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,125This ZIP$1,125New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%This ZIP23.5%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density30.1 / sq miThis ZIP30.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees294This ZIP294
Annual payroll$20,585,000This ZIP$20,585,000
Tax returns filed1,440This ZIP1,440
Total adjusted gross income$101,317,000This ZIP$101,317,000

Land area

Land area89.65 sq miThis ZIP89.65 sq mi
Water area0.52 sq miThis ZIP0.52 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12138

ZIPCityDistance
12082 Grafton, NY 4.1 mi
12052 Cropseyville, NY 5.6 mi
12022 Berlin, NY 6.0 mi
05260 North Pownal, VT 7.0 mi
05261 Pownal, VT 8.2 mi
12040 Cherry Plain, NY 8.2 mi
01267 Williamstown, MA 8.2 mi
12089 Hoosick, NY 8.6 mi
12090 Hoosick Falls, NY 8.9 mi
12153 Sand Lake, NY 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12138?

12138 is in Petersburg, New York, in Rensselaer County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7488, -73.3704.

What county is 12138 in?

12138 lies in Rensselaer County.

What area code is 12138?

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

What time zone is 12138 in?

12138 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12138?

About 2,695 people live in ZIP code 12138, in 1,192 households, at 30.1 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 12138?

$75,833 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12138?

The closest are 12082 (4.1 mi), 12052 (5.6 mi), 12022 (6 mi), 05260 (7 mi) and 05261 (8.2 mi).

Is 12138 a PO Box ZIP code?

12138 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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