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12153

ZIP 12153 is Sand Lake, New York, in Rensselaer County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rensselaer
Population
669
Coordinates
42.6322, -73.4722
☼ Live from 12153 — Sand Lake, NY

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Where 12153 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12153
  • 🔢 Type 12153 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,153 = 3 × 4051. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12151 (Round Lake, NY, 25 mi away) and 12154 (Schaghticoke, NY, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12153 becomes 35121 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oneonta, AL, 923 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11235, 11352, 12513, 12531, 13152, 13215, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32511 in Pensacola, FL, 1,138 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,314 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12153 and you would come out at 42.63°S, 106.53°E — 897 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 17.0 square miles of land, 12153 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population669This ZIP669
Households318This ZIP318
Housing units470This ZIP470
Median age57.3This ZIP57.3New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$89,861This ZIP$89,861New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$291,700This ZIP$291,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute42.0 minThis ZIP42.0 min
Population density39.4 / sq miThis ZIP39.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees52This ZIP52
Annual payroll$1,677,000This ZIP$1,677,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$41,548,000This ZIP$41,548,000

Land area

Land area17.00 sq miThis ZIP17.00 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 12153

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ZIP codes near 12153

ZIPCityDistance
12018 Averill Park, NY 2.5 mi
12169 Stephentown, NY 3.0 mi
12040 Cherry Plain, NY 5.8 mi
12140 Poestenkill, NY 6.1 mi
12168 Stephentown, NY 6.6 mi
12062 East Nassau, NY 6.7 mi
12196 West Sand Lake, NY 7.2 mi
12022 Berlin, NY 7.4 mi
12052 Cropseyville, NY 8.7 mi
12198 Wynantskill, NY 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12153?

12153 is in Sand Lake, New York, in Rensselaer County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6322, -73.4722.

What county is 12153 in?

12153 lies in Rensselaer County.

What area code is 12153?

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

What time zone is 12153 in?

12153 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12153?

About 669 people live in ZIP code 12153, in 318 households, at 39.4 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 12153?

$89,861 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12153?

The closest are 12018 (2.5 mi), 12169 (3 mi), 12040 (5.8 mi), 12140 (6.1 mi) and 12168 (6.6 mi).

Is 12153 a PO Box ZIP code?

12153 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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