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Where 12176 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 12176 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,176 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 761. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111110010000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12175 (Summit, NY, 33 mi away) and 12177 (Tribes Hill, NY, 42 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12176 becomes 67121, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11726, 11762, 12167, 16127, 16172, 16217, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76121 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,433 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
- 🎯1,289 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12176 and you would come out at 42.38°S, 106.03°E — 900 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
- 📏 At 5.2 square miles of land, 12176 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.9 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 393This ZIP393 |
|---|---|
| Households | 165This ZIP165 |
| Housing units | 235This ZIP235 |
| Median age | 49.6This ZIP49.6New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $63,565This ZIP$63,565New York$85,974US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $204,200This ZIP$204,200New York$423,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 14.8%This ZIP14.8% |
| Mean commute | 13.5 minThis ZIP13.5 min |
| Population density | 76.2 / sq miThis ZIP76.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 120This ZIP120 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $8,928,000This ZIP$8,928,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 5.16 sq miThis ZIP5.16 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 12176
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12431 | Freehold, NY | 3.3 mi |
12058 | Earlton, NY | 3.7 mi |
12083 | Greenville, NY | 4.2 mi |
12042 | Climax, NY | 4.7 mi |
12087 | Hannacroix, NY | 5.0 mi |
12451 | Leeds, NY | 5.6 mi |
12413 | Cairo, NY | 6.1 mi |
12051 | Coxsackie, NY | 7.0 mi |
12192 | West Coxsackie, NY | 7.3 mi |
12423 | East Durham, NY | 7.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12176?
12176 is in Surprise, New York, in Greene County. Its published point location is 42.3845, -73.9661.
What county is 12176 in?
12176 lies in Greene County.
What area code is 12176?
Surprise uses area codes 518 and 838, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12176 in?
12176 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12176?
About 393 people live in ZIP code 12176, in 165 households, at 76.2 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 12176?
$63,565 a year, against $85,974 across New York.
What ZIP codes are near 12176?
The closest are 12431 (3.3 mi), 12058 (3.7 mi), 12083 (4.2 mi), 12042 (4.7 mi) and 12087 (5 mi).
Is 12176 a PO Box ZIP code?
12176 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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