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12186

ZIP 12186 is Voorheesville, New York, in Albany County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Albany
Population
6,512
Coordinates
42.6331, -73.9772
☼ Live from 12186 — Voorheesville, NY

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Where 12186 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12186
  • 🔢 Type 12186 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,186 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 677. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12185 (Valley Falls, NY, 27 mi away) and 12187 (Warnerville, NY, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12186 becomes 68121, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12168, 12816, 12861, 16218, 16821, 18216, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81612 in Aspen, CO, 1,725 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,288 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12186 and you would come out at 42.63°S, 106.02°E — 914 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 33.1 square miles of land, 12186 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,512This ZIP6,512
Households2,615This ZIP2,615
Housing units2,717This ZIP2,717
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$112,446This ZIP$112,446New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$360,000This ZIP$360,000New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,175This ZIP$1,175New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.7%This ZIP52.7%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density196.6 / sq miThis ZIP196.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments113This ZIP113
Employees935This ZIP935
Annual payroll$60,111,000This ZIP$60,111,000
Tax returns filed3,430This ZIP3,430
Total adjusted gross income$430,464,000This ZIP$430,464,000

Land area

Land area33.12 sq miThis ZIP33.12 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Other place names in 12186

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

ZIP codes near 12186

ZIPCityDistance
12055 Dormansville, NY 1.3 mi
12059 East Berne, NY 4.4 mi
12085 Guilderland Center, NY 4.7 mi
12159 Slingerlands, NY 4.8 mi
12009 Altamont, NY 5.4 mi
12067 Feura Bush, NY 6.0 mi
12054 Delmar, NY 6.0 mi
12041 Clarksville, NY 6.2 mi
12084 Guilderland, NY 6.3 mi
12107 Knox, NY 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12186?

12186 is in Voorheesville, New York, in Albany County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6331, -73.9772.

What county is 12186 in?

12186 lies in Albany County.

What area code is 12186?

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

What time zone is 12186 in?

12186 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12186?

About 6,512 people live in ZIP code 12186, in 2,615 households, at 196.6 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 12186?

$112,446 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12186?

The closest are 12055 (1.3 mi), 12059 (4.4 mi), 12085 (4.7 mi), 12159 (4.8 mi) and 12009 (5.4 mi).

Is 12186 a PO Box ZIP code?

12186 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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