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12147

ZIP 12147 is Rensselaerville, New York, in Albany County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Albany
Population
466
Coordinates
42.5186, -74.1588
☼ Live from 12147 — Rensselaerville, NY

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Where 12147 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12147
  • 🔢 Type 12147 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,147 = 3 × 4049. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12144 (Rensselaer, NY, 24 mi away) and 12148 (Rexford, NY, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12147 becomes 74121 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tulsa, OK, 1,245 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11247, 11427, 11724, 11742, 12174, 12417, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74121 in Tulsa, OK, 1,245 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,279 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12147 and you would come out at 42.52°S, 105.84°E — 913 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 19.1 square miles of land, 12147 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population466This ZIP466
Households245This ZIP245
Housing units360This ZIP360
Median age56.3This ZIP56.3New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$85,875This ZIP$85,875New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$243,100This ZIP$243,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher56.2%This ZIP56.2%
Mean commute46.6 minThis ZIP46.6 min
Population density24.4 / sq miThis ZIP24.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$3,447,000This ZIP$3,447,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$22,978,000This ZIP$22,978,000

Land area

Land area19.09 sq miThis ZIP19.09 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12147

ZIPCityDistance
12120 Medusa, NY 3.9 mi
12023 Berne, NY 5.7 mi
12193 Westerlo, NY 5.9 mi
12460 Oak Hill, NY 6.2 mi
12469 Preston Hollow, NY 6.6 mi
12059 East Berne, NY 8.6 mi
12122 Middleburgh, NY 8.7 mi
12422 Durham, NY 9.2 mi
12041 Clarksville, NY 9.3 mi
12083 Greenville, NY 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12147?

12147 is in Rensselaerville, New York, in Albany County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5186, -74.1588.

What county is 12147 in?

12147 lies in Albany County.

What area code is 12147?

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

What time zone is 12147 in?

12147 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12147?

About 466 people live in ZIP code 12147, in 245 households, at 24.4 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 12147?

$85,875 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12147?

The closest are 12120 (3.9 mi), 12023 (5.7 mi), 12193 (5.9 mi), 12460 (6.2 mi) and 12469 (6.6 mi).

Is 12147 a PO Box ZIP code?

12147 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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