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12188

ZIP 12188 is Waterford, New York, in Saratoga County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Saratoga
Population
10,988
Coordinates
42.8212, -73.6955
☼ Live from 12188 — Waterford, NY

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Where 12188 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12188
  • 🔢 Type 12188 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,188 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 277. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12187 (Warnerville, NY, 41 mi away) and 12189 (Watervliet, NY, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12188 becomes 88121 — and that is a real ZIP code: House, NM, 1,715 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18218, 18812, 18821, 81128, 88112, 88121, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88211 in Artesia, NM, 1,799 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 12188 and you would come out at 42.82°S, 106.30°E — 915 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 13.0 square miles of land, 12188 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,988This ZIP10,988
Households4,880This ZIP4,880
Housing units5,167This ZIP5,167
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$92,279This ZIP$92,279New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$281,400This ZIP$281,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,134This ZIP$1,134New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%This ZIP32.2%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density845.5 / sq miThis ZIP845.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments148This ZIP148
Employees2,478This ZIP2,478
Annual payroll$217,936,000This ZIP$217,936,000
Tax returns filed5,760This ZIP5,760
Total adjusted gross income$484,054,000This ZIP$484,054,000

Land area

Land area13.00 sq miThis ZIP13.00 sq mi
Water area1.07 sq miThis ZIP1.07 sq mi

Other place names in 12188

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ZIP codes near 12188

ZIPCityDistance
12047 Cohoes, NY 3.0 mi
12182 Troy, NY 3.7 mi
12121 Melrose, NY 4.6 mi
12065 Clifton Park, NY 5.0 mi
12183 Troy, NY 5.1 mi
12181 Troy, NY 5.8 mi
12189 Watervliet, NY 6.0 mi
12110 Latham, NY 6.4 mi
12118 Mechanicville, NY 7.0 mi
12180 Troy, NY 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12188?

12188 is in Waterford, New York, in Saratoga County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8212, -73.6955.

What county is 12188 in?

12188 lies in Saratoga County.

What area code is 12188?

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

What time zone is 12188 in?

12188 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12188?

About 10,988 people live in ZIP code 12188, in 4,880 households, at 845.5 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 12188?

$92,279 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12188?

The closest are 12047 (3 mi), 12182 (3.7 mi), 12121 (4.6 mi), 12065 (5 mi) and 12183 (5.1 mi).

Is 12188 a PO Box ZIP code?

12188 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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