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12180

ZIP 12180 is in Troy, New York, in Rensselaer County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time. Troy has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 12181, 12182 and 12183.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rensselaer
Population
53,479
Coordinates
42.7486, -73.5995
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Where 12180 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12180
  • 🔢 Type 12180 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,180 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 29. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12177 (Tribes Hill, NY, 38 mi away) and 12181 (Troy, NY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12180 becomes 08121, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01128, 01812, 01821, 02118, 10128, 10281, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81120 in Antonito, CO, 1,764 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,308 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12180 and you would come out at 42.75°S, 106.40°E — 908 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 56.2 square miles of land, 12180 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population53,479This ZIP53,479
Households21,872This ZIP21,872
Housing units25,373This ZIP25,373
Median age34.0This ZIP34.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$75,851This ZIP$75,851New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$244,400This ZIP$244,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,232This ZIP$1,232New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.0%This ZIP42.0%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density951.2 / sq miThis ZIP951.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,178This ZIP1,178
Employees19,712This ZIP19,712
Annual payroll$1,129,852,000This ZIP$1,129,852,000
Tax returns filed23,780This ZIP23,780
Total adjusted gross income$1,619,973,000This ZIP$1,619,973,000

Land area

Land area56.23 sq miThis ZIP56.23 sq mi
Water area1.08 sq miThis ZIP1.08 sq mi

Other place names in 12180

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ZIP codes near 12180

ZIPCityDistance
12181 Troy, NY 3.8 mi
12182 Troy, NY 3.9 mi
12183 Troy, NY 4.7 mi
12140 Poestenkill, NY 4.8 mi
12198 Wynantskill, NY 5.5 mi
12189 Watervliet, NY 6.0 mi
12052 Cropseyville, NY 6.1 mi
12121 Melrose, NY 6.3 mi
12047 Cohoes, NY 6.9 mi
12188 Waterford, NY 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12180?

12180 is in Troy, New York, in Rensselaer County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7486, -73.5995.

What county is 12180 in?

12180 lies in Rensselaer County.

What area code is 12180?

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

What time zone is 12180 in?

12180 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12180?

About 53,479 people live in ZIP code 12180, in 21,872 households, at 951.2 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 12180?

$75,851 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12180?

The closest are 12181 (3.8 mi), 12182 (3.9 mi), 12183 (4.7 mi), 12140 (4.8 mi) and 12198 (5.5 mi).

Is 12180 a PO Box ZIP code?

12180 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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