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12207

ZIP 12207 is in Albany, New York, in Albany County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time. Albany has 50 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Albany
Population
1,988
Coordinates
42.6555, -73.7476
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Where 12207 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12207
  • 🔢 Type 12207 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LOZZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,207 = 3 × 13 × 313. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12206 (Albany, NY, 2 mi away) and 12208 (Albany, NY, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12207 becomes 70221, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01227, 02127, 02217, 02712, 02721, 10272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 70122 in New Orleans, LA, 1,256 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,300 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12207 and you would come out at 42.66°S, 106.25°E — 907 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 0.986 square miles of land, 12207 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 477 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,988This ZIP1,988
Households1,379This ZIP1,379
Housing units1,652This ZIP1,652
Median age32.0This ZIP32.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$58,998This ZIP$58,998New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$232,000This ZIP$232,000New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,331This ZIP$1,331New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.3%This ZIP48.3%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density2,016.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,016.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments791This ZIP791
Employees12,527This ZIP12,527
Annual payroll$889,119,000This ZIP$889,119,000
Tax returns filed1,180This ZIP1,180
Total adjusted gross income$66,217,000This ZIP$66,217,000

Land area

Land area0.99 sq miThis ZIP0.99 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 12207

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ZIP codes near 12207

ZIPCityDistance
12210 Albany, NY 0.4 mi
12201 Albany, NY 0.5 mi
12214 Albany, NY 0.5 mi
12220 Albany, NY 0.5 mi
12223 Albany, NY 0.5 mi
12224 Albany, NY 0.5 mi
12225 Albany, NY 0.5 mi
12227 Albany, NY 0.5 mi
12228 Albany, NY 0.5 mi
12229 Albany, NY 0.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12207?

12207 is in Albany, New York, in Albany County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6555, -73.7476.

What county is 12207 in?

12207 lies in Albany County.

What area code is 12207?

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

What time zone is 12207 in?

12207 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12207?

About 1,988 people live in ZIP code 12207, in 1,379 households, at 2,016.2 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 12207?

$58,998 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12207?

The closest are 12210 (0.4 mi), 12201 (0.5 mi), 12214 (0.5 mi), 12220 (0.5 mi) and 12223 (0.5 mi).

Is 12207 a PO Box ZIP code?

12207 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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