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12308

ZIP 12308 is in Schenectady, New York, in Schenectady County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time. Schenectady has 11 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Schenectady
Population
15,511
Coordinates
42.8213, -73.9209
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Where 12308 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12308
  • 🔢 Type 12308 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOEZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,308 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 181. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12307 (Schenectady, NY, 1 mi away) and 12309 (Schenectady, NY, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12308 becomes 80321, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01238, 01832, 02138, 02381, 02813, 02831, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83210 in Aberdeen, ID, 1,953 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,291 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12308 and you would come out at 42.82°S, 106.08°E — 922 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 2.3 square miles of land, 12308 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,511This ZIP15,511
Households6,253This ZIP6,253
Housing units6,718This ZIP6,718
Median age31.7This ZIP31.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$63,434This ZIP$63,434New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$211,900This ZIP$211,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,193This ZIP$1,193New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.7%This ZIP31.7%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density6,764.5 / sq miThis ZIP6,764.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments206This ZIP206
Employees6,320This ZIP6,320
Annual payroll$430,440,000This ZIP$430,440,000
Tax returns filed6,450This ZIP6,450
Total adjusted gross income$337,438,000This ZIP$337,438,000

Land area

Land area2.29 sq miThis ZIP2.29 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 12308

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ZIP codes near 12308

ZIPCityDistance
12301 Schenectady, NY 1.1 mi
12345 Schenectady, NY 1.1 mi
12307 Schenectady, NY 1.3 mi
12305 Schenectady, NY 1.6 mi
12008 Alplaus, NY 2.3 mi
12309 Schenectady, NY 3.2 mi
12304 Schenectady, NY 3.4 mi
12148 Rexford, NY 3.7 mi
12302 Schenectady, NY 5.0 mi
12303 Schenectady, NY 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12308?

12308 is in Schenectady, New York, in Schenectady County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8213, -73.9209.

What county is 12308 in?

12308 lies in Schenectady County.

What area code is 12308?

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

What time zone is 12308 in?

12308 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12308?

About 15,511 people live in ZIP code 12308, in 6,253 households, at 6,764.5 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 12308?

$63,434 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12308?

The closest are 12301 (1.1 mi), 12345 (1.1 mi), 12307 (1.3 mi), 12305 (1.6 mi) and 12008 (2.3 mi).

Is 12308 a PO Box ZIP code?

12308 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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