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12154

ZIP 12154 is Schaghticoke, New York, mostly in Rensselaer County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rensselaer +1 more
Population
2,777
Coordinates
42.9375, -73.6058
☼ Live from 12154 — Schaghticoke, NY

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Where 12154 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12154
  • 🔢 Type 12154 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,154 = 2 × 59 × 103. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12153 (Sand Lake, NY, 22 mi away) and 12155 (Schenevus, NY, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12154 becomes 45121 — and that is a real ZIP code: Georgetown, OH, 607 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11245, 11425, 11542, 12451, 12514, 12541, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51241 in Larchwood, IA, 1,148 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,307 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12154 and you would come out at 42.94°S, 106.39°E — 918 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 42.7 square miles of land, 12154 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,777This ZIP2,777
Households1,180This ZIP1,180
Housing units1,232This ZIP1,232
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$106,136This ZIP$106,136New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$251,300This ZIP$251,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$821This ZIP$821New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%This ZIP28.0%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density65.0 / sq miThis ZIP65.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees452This ZIP452
Annual payroll$24,454,000This ZIP$24,454,000
Tax returns filed1,480This ZIP1,480
Total adjusted gross income$122,438,000This ZIP$122,438,000

Land area

Land area42.73 sq miThis ZIP42.73 sq mi
Water area1.27 sq miThis ZIP1.27 sq mi

Counties 12154 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Rensselaer County 55.1%
Washington County 44.9%

Other place names in 12154

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ZIP codes near 12154

ZIPCityDistance
12170 Stillwater, NY 5.4 mi
12118 Mechanicville, NY 5.7 mi
12185 Valley Falls, NY 5.8 mi
12121 Melrose, NY 6.7 mi
12094 Johnsonville, NY 6.9 mi
12028 Buskirk, NY 8.4 mi
12151 Round Lake, NY 8.9 mi
12188 Waterford, NY 9.2 mi
12182 Troy, NY 9.5 mi
12884 Victory Mills, NY 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12154?

12154 is in Schaghticoke, New York, in Rensselaer County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9375, -73.6058.

What county is 12154 in?

12154 spans 2 counties: Rensselaer County and Washington County. Most of it falls in Rensselaer County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 12154?

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

What time zone is 12154 in?

12154 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12154?

About 2,777 people live in ZIP code 12154, in 1,180 households, at 65.0 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 12154?

$106,136 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12154?

The closest are 12170 (5.4 mi), 12118 (5.7 mi), 12185 (5.8 mi), 12121 (6.7 mi) and 12094 (6.9 mi).

Is 12154 a PO Box ZIP code?

12154 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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