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12164

ZIP 12164 is Speculator, New York, in Hamilton County; area code 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hamilton
Metro area
none
Population
539
Coordinates
43.6483, -74.4516
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Where 12164 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12164
  • 🔢 Type 12164 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,164 = 2 × 2 × 3041. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12161 (South Bethlehem, NY, 83 mi away) and 12165 (Spencertown, NY, 104 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12164 becomes 46121 — and that is a real ZIP code: Coatesville, IN, 687 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11426, 12416, 12461, 14126, 14216, 14261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64112 in Kansas City, MO, 1,089 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,267 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12164 and you would come out at 43.65°S, 105.55°E — 983 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 116.8 square miles of land, 12164 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 89 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population539This ZIP539
Households254This ZIP254
Housing units792This ZIP792
Median age64.1This ZIP64.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$62,083This ZIP$62,083New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$226,800This ZIP$226,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,042This ZIP$1,042New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.4%This ZIP44.4%
Mean commute10.3 minThis ZIP10.3 min
Population density4.6 / sq miThis ZIP4.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees237This ZIP237
Annual payroll$7,844,000This ZIP$7,844,000
Tax returns filed290This ZIP290
Total adjusted gross income$22,017,000This ZIP$22,017,000

Land area

Land area116.78 sq miThis ZIP116.78 sq mi
Water area6.02 sq miThis ZIP6.02 sq mi

Other place names in 12164

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ZIP codes near 12164

ZIPCityDistance
12864 Sabael, NY 9.1 mi
12842 Indian Lake, NY 9.9 mi
12139 Piseco, NY 12.1 mi
12108 Lake Pleasant, NY 12.5 mi
13436 Raquette Lake, NY 13.8 mi
13360 Inlet, NY 14.1 mi
12190 Wells, NY 14.5 mi
12856 North River, NY 15.5 mi
12812 Blue Mountain Lake, NY 16.0 mi
13353 Hoffmeister, NY 18.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12164?

12164 is in Speculator, New York, in Hamilton County. Its published point location is 43.6483, -74.4516.

What county is 12164 in?

12164 lies in Hamilton County.

What area code is 12164?

Speculator uses area code 518, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12164 in?

12164 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12164?

About 539 people live in ZIP code 12164, in 254 households, at 4.6 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 12164?

$62,083 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12164?

The closest are 12864 (9.1 mi), 12842 (9.9 mi), 12139 (12.1 mi), 12108 (12.5 mi) and 13436 (13.8 mi).

Is 12164 a PO Box ZIP code?

12164 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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