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Where 12226 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 12226 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZZZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,226 = 2 × 6113. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111111000010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12225 (Albany, NY, 3 mi away) and 12227 (Albany, NY, 3 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12226 becomes 62221 — and that is a real ZIP code: Belleville, IL, 890 miles away.
- 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16222, 21226, 21622, 22216, 62221). The farthest-flung twin is 62221 in Belleville, IL, 890 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
- 🎯1,297 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12226 and you would come out at 42.68°S, 106.19°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 0.367 square miles of land, 12226 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 178 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 13This ZIP13 |
| Annual payroll | $381,000This ZIP$381,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 12226
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 12226
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12222 | Albany, NY | 0.8 mi |
12206 | Albany, NY | 1.5 mi |
12208 | Albany, NY | 1.8 mi |
12203 | Albany, NY | 2.0 mi |
12212 | Albany, NY | 2.6 mi |
12205 | Albany, NY | 2.8 mi |
12209 | Albany, NY | 3.0 mi |
12211 | Albany, NY | 3.2 mi |
12210 | Albany, NY | 3.2 mi |
12201 | Albany, NY | 3.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12226?
12226 is in Albany, New York, in Albany County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6793, -73.8099.
What county is 12226 in?
12226 lies in Albany County.
What area code is 12226?
Albany uses area codes 518 and 838, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12226 in?
12226 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12226?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 12226. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 12226?
The closest are 12222 (0.8 mi), 12206 (1.5 mi), 12208 (1.8 mi), 12203 (2 mi) and 12212 (2.6 mi).
Is 12226 a PO Box ZIP code?
12226 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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