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12144

ZIP 12144 is Rensselaer, New York, in Rensselaer County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rensselaer
Population
22,111
Coordinates
42.6278, -73.7178
☼ Live from 12144 — Rensselaer, NY

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Where 12144 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12144
  • 🔢 Type 12144 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,144 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 11 × 23. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12143 (Ravena, NY, 11 mi away) and 12147 (Rensselaerville, NY, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12144 becomes 44121 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cleveland, OH, 408 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11424, 12414, 12441, 14214, 14241, 21144, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42411 in Fredonia, KY, 844 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% 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 12144 and you would come out at 42.63°S, 106.28°E — 905 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 18.3 square miles of land, 12144 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,111This ZIP22,111
Households9,627This ZIP9,627
Housing units10,563This ZIP10,563
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$90,738This ZIP$90,738New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$249,700This ZIP$249,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,366This ZIP$1,366New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.1%This ZIP38.1%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density1,207.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,207.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments429This ZIP429
Employees11,684This ZIP11,684
Annual payroll$1,209,396,000This ZIP$1,209,396,000
Tax returns filed11,030This ZIP11,030
Total adjusted gross income$843,499,000This ZIP$843,499,000

Land area

Land area18.32 sq miThis ZIP18.32 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi

Other place names in 12144

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ZIP codes near 12144

ZIPCityDistance
12246 Albany, NY 2.1 mi
12202 Albany, NY 2.2 mi
12207 Albany, NY 2.4 mi
12201 Albany, NY 2.6 mi
12214 Albany, NY 2.6 mi
12220 Albany, NY 2.6 mi
12223 Albany, NY 2.6 mi
12224 Albany, NY 2.6 mi
12225 Albany, NY 2.6 mi
12227 Albany, NY 2.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12144?

12144 is in Rensselaer, New York, in Rensselaer County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6278, -73.7178.

What county is 12144 in?

12144 lies in Rensselaer County.

What area code is 12144?

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

What time zone is 12144 in?

12144 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12144?

About 22,111 people live in ZIP code 12144, in 9,627 households, at 1,207.1 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 12144?

$90,738 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12144?

The closest are 12246 (2.1 mi), 12202 (2.2 mi), 12207 (2.4 mi), 12201 (2.6 mi) and 12214 (2.6 mi).

Is 12144 a PO Box ZIP code?

12144 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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