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12170

ZIP 12170 is Stillwater, New York, in Saratoga County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Saratoga
Population
5,351
Coordinates
43.0020, -73.6673
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Where 12170 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12170
  • 🔢 Type 12170 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,170 = 2 × 5 × 1217. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12169 (Stephentown, NY, 30 mi away) and 12172 (Stottville, NY, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12170 becomes 07121, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01721, 02117, 02171, 07112, 10172, 10271, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71102 in Shreveport, LA, 1,305 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,304 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12170 and you would come out at 43.00°S, 106.33°E — 924 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 31.6 square miles of land, 12170 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,351This ZIP5,351
Households2,116This ZIP2,116
Housing units2,317This ZIP2,317
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$102,857This ZIP$102,857New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$271,600This ZIP$271,600New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,240This ZIP$1,240New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%This ZIP27.2%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density169.5 / sq miThis ZIP169.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments60This ZIP60
Employees249This ZIP249
Annual payroll$9,416,000This ZIP$9,416,000
Tax returns filed2,530This ZIP2,530
Total adjusted gross income$233,729,000This ZIP$233,729,000

Land area

Land area31.57 sq miThis ZIP31.57 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi

Other place names in 12170

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ZIP codes near 12170

ZIPCityDistance
12154 Schaghticoke, NY 5.4 mi
12118 Mechanicville, NY 6.1 mi
12866 Saratoga Springs, NY 6.2 mi
12871 Schuylerville, NY 6.9 mi
12884 Victory Mills, NY 7.1 mi
12151 Round Lake, NY 7.9 mi
12848 Middle Falls, NY 9.9 mi
12020 Ballston Spa, NY 10.2 mi
12834 Greenwich, NY 10.5 mi
12185 Valley Falls, NY 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12170?

12170 is in Stillwater, New York, in Saratoga County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0020, -73.6673.

What county is 12170 in?

12170 lies in Saratoga County.

What area code is 12170?

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

What time zone is 12170 in?

12170 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12170?

About 5,351 people live in ZIP code 12170, in 2,116 households, at 169.5 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 12170?

$102,857 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12170?

The closest are 12154 (5.4 mi), 12118 (6.1 mi), 12866 (6.2 mi), 12871 (6.9 mi) and 12884 (7.1 mi).

Is 12170 a PO Box ZIP code?

12170 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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