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West Sand Lake, NY 12196
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The 12196 ZIP Code is centered1 in Rensselaer County at latitude 42.628 and longitude -73.632 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Rensselaer County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 12196 was 2,841 with 1,102 housing units; a land area land area of 9.54 sq. miles; a water area of 0.1 sq. miles; and a population density of 297.83 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

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West Sand Lake, NY (1.4 miles NE)
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Snyders Corner, NY (3.1 miles NNE)
Maple Grove, NY (3.4 miles ESE)
North Schodack, NY (3.4 miles SSE)
Defreestville, NY (3.6 miles WNW)
Couse, NY (3.6 miles W)
Eastmor, NY (3.9 miles N)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Bon Acre, NY (3.1 miles ENE)
Mountain View, NY (5.3 miles N)
Cedar Acres Mobile Home Park, NY (5.3 miles SSE)
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Creekside Mobile Home Park, NY (5.6 miles SSW)
Yarbrough Homes, NY (6.3 miles WNW)
Lincoln Park Homes, NY (6.6 miles W)
Ives Corner, NY (6.7 miles NE)
Rainbow Mobile Home Park, NY (6.7 miles S)
Loudon Heights, NY (7.4 miles WNW)

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1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.