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12024

ZIP 12024 is Brainard, New York, mostly in Columbia County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbia +1 more
Metro area
Hudson, NY
Population
78
Coordinates
42.4813, -73.5342
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Where 12024 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12024
  • 🔢 Type 12024 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,024 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 167. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12023 (Berne, NY, 34 mi away) and 12025 (Broadalbin, NY, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12024 becomes 42021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arlington, KY, 909 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01224, 01242, 02124, 02142, 02241, 02421, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42021 in Arlington, KY, 909 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,311 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12024 and you would come out at 42.48°S, 106.47°E — 891 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 2.8 square miles of land, 12024 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population78This ZIP78
Households44This ZIP44
Housing units44This ZIP44
Median age55.2This ZIP55.2New York39.8US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher36.6%This ZIP36.6%
Population density27.5 / sq miThis ZIP27.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees5This ZIP5
Annual payroll$154,000This ZIP$154,000

Land area

Land area2.84 sq miThis ZIP2.84 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 12024 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Columbia County 99.5%
Rensselaer County 0.5%

Other place names in 12024

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

ZIP codes near 12024

ZIPCityDistance
12195 West Lebanon, NY 3.5 mi
12115 Malden Bridge, NY 3.6 mi
12062 East Nassau, NY 4.3 mi
12136 Old Chatham, NY 4.5 mi
12123 Nassau, NY 4.6 mi
12060 East Chatham, NY 5.1 mi
12132 North Chatham, NY 5.1 mi
12125 New Lebanon, NY 6.9 mi
12130 Niverville, NY 6.9 mi
12029 Canaan, NY 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12024?

12024 is in Brainard, New York, in Columbia County, part of the Hudson, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4813, -73.5342.

What county is 12024 in?

12024 spans 2 counties: Columbia County and Rensselaer County. Most of it falls in Columbia County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 12024?

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

What time zone is 12024 in?

12024 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12024?

About 78 people live in ZIP code 12024, in 44 households, at 27.5 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 12024?

The closest are 12195 (3.5 mi), 12115 (3.6 mi), 12062 (4.3 mi), 12136 (4.5 mi) and 12123 (4.6 mi).

Is 12024 a PO Box ZIP code?

12024 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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