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12866

ZIP 12866 is Saratoga Springs, New York, in Saratoga County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Saratoga
Population
40,057
Coordinates
43.0737, -73.7402
☼ Live from 12866 — Saratoga Springs, NY

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Where 12866 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12866
  • 🔢 Type 12866 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggBZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,866 = 2 × 7 × 919. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001001000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12865 (Salem, NY, 22 mi away) and 12870 (Schroon Lake, NY, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12866 becomes 66821, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16682, 16826, 18626, 21668, 21866, 26681, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81626 in Craig, CO, 1,739 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,301 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12866 and you would come out at 43.07°S, 106.26°E — 930 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 64.3 square miles of land, 12866 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,057This ZIP40,057
Households18,248This ZIP18,248
Housing units20,363This ZIP20,363
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$101,901This ZIP$101,901New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$457,600This ZIP$457,600New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,488This ZIP$1,488New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.5%This ZIP57.5%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density622.8 / sq miThis ZIP622.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,585This ZIP1,585
Employees29,121This ZIP29,121
Annual payroll$1,649,827,000This ZIP$1,649,827,000
Tax returns filed20,120This ZIP20,120
Total adjusted gross income$4,120,572,000This ZIP$4,120,572,000

Land area

Land area64.32 sq miThis ZIP64.32 sq mi
Water area7.04 sq miThis ZIP7.04 sq mi

Other place names in 12866

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 12866

ZIPCityDistance
12170 Stillwater, NY 6.2 mi
12871 Schuylerville, NY 7.0 mi
12833 Greenfield Center, NY 7.3 mi
12884 Victory Mills, NY 7.5 mi
12020 Ballston Spa, NY 8.2 mi
12831 Gansevoort, NY 8.8 mi
12863 Rock City Falls, NY 9.7 mi
12859 Porter Corners, NY 10.0 mi
12118 Mechanicville, NY 10.6 mi
12151 Round Lake, NY 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12866?

12866 is in Saratoga Springs, New York, in Saratoga County, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0737, -73.7402.

What county is 12866 in?

12866 lies in Saratoga County.

What area code is 12866?

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

What time zone is 12866 in?

12866 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12866?

About 40,057 people live in ZIP code 12866, in 18,248 households, at 622.8 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 12866?

$101,901 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12866?

The closest are 12170 (6.2 mi), 12871 (7 mi), 12833 (7.3 mi), 12884 (7.5 mi) and 12020 (8.2 mi).

Is 12866 a PO Box ZIP code?

12866 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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