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12198

ZIP 12198 is Wynantskill, New York, in Rensselaer County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rensselaer
Population
6,796
Coordinates
42.6728, -73.6336
☼ Live from 12198 — Wynantskill, NY

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Where 12198 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12198
  • 🔢 Type 12198 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,198 = 2 × 3 × 19 × 107. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12197 (Worcester, NY, 56 mi away) and 12201 (Albany, NY, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12198 becomes 89121 — and that is a real ZIP code: Las Vegas, NV, 2,236 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12189, 12819, 12918, 12981, 18219, 18912, …). The farthest-flung twin is 91182 in Pasadena, CA, 2,451 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,306 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12198 and you would come out at 42.67°S, 106.37°E — 905 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 13.2 square miles of land, 12198 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,796This ZIP6,796
Households2,800This ZIP2,800
Housing units3,017This ZIP3,017
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$113,083This ZIP$113,083New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$285,100This ZIP$285,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,216This ZIP$1,216New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.8%This ZIP40.8%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density513.1 / sq miThis ZIP513.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments108This ZIP108
Employees961This ZIP961
Annual payroll$33,405,000This ZIP$33,405,000
Tax returns filed4,090This ZIP4,090
Total adjusted gross income$372,195,000This ZIP$372,195,000

Land area

Land area13.25 sq miThis ZIP13.25 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Other place names in 12198

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ZIP codes near 12198

ZIPCityDistance
12196 West Sand Lake, NY 3.0 mi
12140 Poestenkill, NY 3.2 mi
12181 Troy, NY 5.0 mi
12061 East Greenbush, NY 5.2 mi
12204 Albany, NY 5.3 mi
12144 Rensselaer, NY 5.3 mi
12180 Troy, NY 5.5 mi
12207 Albany, NY 5.9 mi
12183 Troy, NY 6.0 mi
12189 Watervliet, NY 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12198?

12198 is in Wynantskill, New York, in Rensselaer County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6728, -73.6336.

What county is 12198 in?

12198 lies in Rensselaer County.

What area code is 12198?

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

What time zone is 12198 in?

12198 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12198?

About 6,796 people live in ZIP code 12198, in 2,800 households, at 513.1 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 12198?

$113,083 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12198?

The closest are 12196 (3 mi), 12140 (3.2 mi), 12181 (5 mi), 12061 (5.2 mi) and 12204 (5.3 mi).

Is 12198 a PO Box ZIP code?

12198 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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