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12172

ZIP 12172 is Stottville, New York, in Columbia County; area codes 838 and 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbia
Metro area
Hudson, NY
Population
176
Coordinates
42.2891, -73.7389
☼ Live from 12172 — Stottville, NY

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Where 12172 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12172
  • 🔢 Type 12172 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,172 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 179. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12170 (Stillwater, NY, 49 mi away) and 12173 (Stuyvesant, NY, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12172 becomes 27121, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11722, 12721, 17122, 17212, 17221, 21217, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71212 in Monroe, LA, 1,207 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,301 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12172 and you would come out at 42.29°S, 106.26°E — 887 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 0.535 square miles of land, 12172 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 259 football fields.
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People and housing

Population176This ZIP176
Households55This ZIP55
Housing units62This ZIP62
Median age33.8This ZIP33.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$86,587This ZIP$86,587New York$85,974US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher2.8%This ZIP2.8%
Population density329.0 / sq miThis ZIP329.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees50This ZIP50
Annual payroll$1,299,000This ZIP$1,299,000

Land area

Land area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 12172

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 12172

ZIPCityDistance
12050 Columbiaville, NY 2.0 mi
12544 Mellenville, NY 4.1 mi
12015 Athens, NY 4.2 mi
12534 Hudson, NY 4.4 mi
12174 Stuyvesant Falls, NY 4.5 mi
12513 Claverack, NY 4.9 mi
12075 Ghent, NY 5.1 mi
12565 Philmont, NY 5.5 mi
12530 Hollowville, NY 6.3 mi
12051 Coxsackie, NY 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12172?

12172 is in Stottville, New York, in Columbia County, part of the Hudson, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2891, -73.7389.

What county is 12172 in?

12172 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 12172?

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

What time zone is 12172 in?

12172 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12172?

About 176 people live in ZIP code 12172, in 55 households, at 329.0 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 12172?

$86,587 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12172?

The closest are 12050 (2 mi), 12544 (4.1 mi), 12015 (4.2 mi), 12534 (4.4 mi) and 12174 (4.5 mi).

Is 12172 a PO Box ZIP code?

12172 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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