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12183

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Albany
Population
2,970
Coordinates
42.7479, -73.6925
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Where 12183 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12183
  • 🔢 Type 12183 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,183 = 3 × 31 × 131. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12182 (Troy, NY, 5 mi away) and 12184 (Valatie, NY, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12183 becomes 38121, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11238, 12138, 12831, 13218, 13812, 18231, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83211 in American Falls, ID, 1,981 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,303 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12183 and you would come out at 42.75°S, 106.31°E — 911 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 0.749 square miles of land, 12183 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 363 football fields.
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People and housing

Population2,970This ZIP2,970
Households1,603This ZIP1,603
Housing units1,772This ZIP1,772
Median age32.5This ZIP32.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$59,406This ZIP$59,406New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$138,300This ZIP$138,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,084This ZIP$1,084New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%This ZIP26.5%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density3,965.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,965.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments81This ZIP81
Employees1,417This ZIP1,417
Annual payroll$96,786,000This ZIP$96,786,000
Tax returns filed1,530This ZIP1,530
Total adjusted gross income$91,957,000This ZIP$91,957,000

Land area

Land area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 12183

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ZIP codes near 12183

ZIPCityDistance
12181 Troy, NY 1.1 mi
12189 Watervliet, NY 1.5 mi
12047 Cohoes, NY 3.0 mi
12128 Newtonville, NY 4.0 mi
12110 Latham, NY 4.2 mi
12204 Albany, NY 4.4 mi
12211 Albany, NY 4.4 mi
12180 Troy, NY 4.7 mi
12182 Troy, NY 4.9 mi
12188 Waterford, NY 5.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12183?

12183 is in Troy, New York, in Albany County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7479, -73.6925.

What county is 12183 in?

12183 lies in Albany County.

What area code is 12183?

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

What time zone is 12183 in?

12183 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12183?

About 2,970 people live in ZIP code 12183, in 1,603 households, at 3,965.3 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 12183?

$59,406 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12183?

The closest are 12181 (1.1 mi), 12189 (1.5 mi), 12047 (3 mi), 12128 (4 mi) and 12110 (4.2 mi).

Is 12183 a PO Box ZIP code?

12183 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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