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12140

ZIP 12140 is Poestenkill, New York, in Rensselaer County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rensselaer
Population
1,512
Coordinates
42.6820, -73.5720
☼ Live from 12140 — Poestenkill, NY

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Where 12140 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12140
  • 🔢 Type 12140 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,140 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 607. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12139 (Piseco, NY, 76 mi away) and 12141 (Quaker Street, NY, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12140 becomes 04121, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02114, 02141, 04112, 04211, 10124, 11024, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42101 in Bowling Green, KY, 785 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,309 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12140 and you would come out at 42.68°S, 106.43°E — 903 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 7.2 square miles of land, 12140 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,512This ZIP1,512
Households649This ZIP649
Housing units675This ZIP675
Median age49.4This ZIP49.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$138,393This ZIP$138,393New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$301,600This ZIP$301,600New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher51.4%This ZIP51.4%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density211.4 / sq miThis ZIP211.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees178This ZIP178
Annual payroll$10,831,000This ZIP$10,831,000
Tax returns filed900This ZIP900
Total adjusted gross income$78,853,000This ZIP$78,853,000

Land area

Land area7.15 sq miThis ZIP7.15 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 12140

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ZIP codes near 12140

ZIPCityDistance
12198 Wynantskill, NY 3.2 mi
12196 West Sand Lake, NY 4.1 mi
12018 Averill Park, NY 4.5 mi
12180 Troy, NY 4.8 mi
12153 Sand Lake, NY 6.1 mi
12181 Troy, NY 6.5 mi
12052 Cropseyville, NY 7.0 mi
12061 East Greenbush, NY 7.2 mi
12183 Troy, NY 7.6 mi
12204 Albany, NY 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12140?

12140 is in Poestenkill, New York, in Rensselaer County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6820, -73.5720.

What county is 12140 in?

12140 lies in Rensselaer County.

What area code is 12140?

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

What time zone is 12140 in?

12140 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12140?

About 1,512 people live in ZIP code 12140, in 649 households, at 211.4 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 12140?

$138,393 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12140?

The closest are 12198 (3.2 mi), 12196 (4.1 mi), 12018 (4.5 mi), 12180 (4.8 mi) and 12153 (6.1 mi).

Is 12140 a PO Box ZIP code?

12140 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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