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Where 12222 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 12222 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZZZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,222 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 97. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111110111110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12220 (Albany, NY, 4 mi away) and 12223 (Albany, NY, 4 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12222 becomes 22221, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (21222, 22122, 22212). The farthest-flung twin is 22122 in Newington, VA, 325 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
- 🎯1,296 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12222 and you would come out at 42.69°S, 106.18°E — 911 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
- 📏 At 0.670 square miles of land, 12222 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 324 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 6,889This ZIP6,889 |
|---|---|
| Households | 97This ZIP97 |
| Housing units | 112This ZIP112 |
| Median age | 20.1This ZIP20.1New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Median gross rent | $2,242This ZIP$2,242New York$1,621US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 81.4%This ZIP81.4% |
| Mean commute | 15.9 minThis ZIP15.9 min |
| Population density | 10,282.1 / sq miThis ZIP10,282.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 29This ZIP29 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,034This ZIP1,034 |
| Annual payroll | $48,564,000This ZIP$48,564,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 12222
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 12222
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12226 | Albany, NY | 0.8 mi |
12203 | Albany, NY | 1.3 mi |
12206 | Albany, NY | 2.2 mi |
12212 | Albany, NY | 2.3 mi |
12205 | Albany, NY | 2.3 mi |
12208 | Albany, NY | 2.3 mi |
12211 | Albany, NY | 3.5 mi |
12209 | Albany, NY | 3.6 mi |
12159 | Slingerlands, NY | 3.9 mi |
12210 | Albany, NY | 4.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12222?
12222 is in Albany, New York, in Albany County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6853, -73.8232.
What county is 12222 in?
12222 lies in Albany County.
What area code is 12222?
Albany uses area codes 518 and 838, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12222 in?
12222 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12222?
About 6,889 people live in ZIP code 12222, in 97 households, at 10,282.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 12222?
The closest are 12226 (0.8 mi), 12203 (1.3 mi), 12206 (2.2 mi), 12212 (2.3 mi) and 12205 (2.3 mi).
Is 12222 a PO Box ZIP code?
12222 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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