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12197

ZIP 12197 is Worcester, New York, in Otsego County; area code 607; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Otsego
Metro area
Oneonta, NY
Population
2,298
Coordinates
42.6100, -74.7247
☼ Live from 12197 — Worcester, NY

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Where 12197 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12197
  • 🔢 Type 12197 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 12197 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12196 (West Sand Lake, NY, 56 mi away) and 12198 (Wynantskill, NY, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12197 becomes 79121 — and that is a real ZIP code: Amarillo, TX, 1,543 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11729, 11792, 11972, 12719, 12791, 12917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97112 in Cloverdale, OR, 2,414 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,250 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12197 and you would come out at 42.61°S, 105.28°E — 937 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 65.2 square miles of land, 12197 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,298This ZIP2,298
Households828This ZIP828
Housing units1,259This ZIP1,259
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$77,778This ZIP$77,778New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$165,200This ZIP$165,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$732This ZIP$732New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%This ZIP27.5%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density35.3 / sq miThis ZIP35.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees158This ZIP158
Annual payroll$8,804,000This ZIP$8,804,000
Tax returns filed1,000This ZIP1,000
Total adjusted gross income$65,094,000This ZIP$65,094,000

Land area

Land area65.18 sq miThis ZIP65.18 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Other place names in 12197

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ZIP codes near 12197

ZIPCityDistance
12064 East Worcester, NY 4.5 mi
13488 Westford, NY 5.0 mi
12155 Schenevus, NY 5.3 mi
12036 Charlotteville, NY 5.6 mi
13450 Roseboom, NY 7.8 mi
12149 Richmondville, NY 7.9 mi
12175 Summit, NY 9.1 mi
12093 Jefferson, NY 9.2 mi
12116 Maryland, NY 10.7 mi
13750 Davenport, NY 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12197?

12197 is in Worcester, New York, in Otsego County, part of the Oneonta, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6100, -74.7247.

What county is 12197 in?

12197 lies in Otsego County.

What area code is 12197?

Worcester uses area code 607, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12197 in?

12197 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12197?

About 2,298 people live in ZIP code 12197, in 828 households, at 35.3 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 12197?

$77,778 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12197?

The closest are 12064 (4.5 mi), 13488 (5 mi), 12155 (5.3 mi), 12036 (5.6 mi) and 13450 (7.8 mi).

Is 12197 a PO Box ZIP code?

12197 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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