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12177

ZIP 12177 is Tribes Hill, New York, in Montgomery County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Metro area
Amsterdam, NY
Population
387
Coordinates
42.9509, -74.2871
☼ Live from 12177 — Tribes Hill, NY

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Where 12177 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12177
  • 🔢 Type 12177 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,177 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 41. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12176 (Surprise, NY, 42 mi away) and 12180 (Troy, NY, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12177 becomes 77121, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11727, 11772, 12771, 17127, 17217, 17271, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71172 in Bossier City, LA, 1,269 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,273 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12177 and you would come out at 42.95°S, 105.71°E — 940 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 0.480 square miles of land, 12177 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 232 football fields.
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People and housing

Population387This ZIP387
Households151This ZIP151
Housing units151This ZIP151
Median age47.6This ZIP47.6New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$92,444This ZIP$92,444New York$85,974US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%This ZIP40.2%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density806.3 / sq miThis ZIP806.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$523,000This ZIP$523,000

Land area

Land area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 12177

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

ZIP codes near 12177

ZIPCityDistance
12069 Fort Hunter, NY 0.5 mi
12016 Auriesville, NY 2.1 mi
12070 Fort Johnson, NY 2.7 mi
12072 Fultonville, NY 5.8 mi
12068 Fonda, NY 5.8 mi
12010 Amsterdam, NY 5.8 mi
12095 Johnstown, NY 9.0 mi
12086 Hagaman, NY 9.6 mi
12137 Pattersonville, NY 10.0 mi
12166 Sprakers, NY 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12177?

12177 is in Tribes Hill, New York, in Montgomery County, part of the Amsterdam, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9509, -74.2871.

What county is 12177 in?

12177 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 12177?

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

What time zone is 12177 in?

12177 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12177?

About 387 people live in ZIP code 12177, in 151 households, at 806.3 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 12177?

$92,444 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12177?

The closest are 12069 (0.5 mi), 12016 (2.1 mi), 12070 (2.7 mi), 12072 (5.8 mi) and 12068 (5.8 mi).

Is 12177 a PO Box ZIP code?

12177 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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