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12029

ZIP 12029 is Canaan, New York, in Columbia County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbia
Metro area
Hudson, NY
Population
1,069
Coordinates
42.4160, -73.4250
☼ Live from 12029 — Canaan, NY

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Where 12029 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12029
  • 🔢 Type 12029 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,029 = 23 × 523. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12028 (Buskirk, NY, 37 mi away) and 12031 (Carlisle, NY, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12029 becomes 92021 — and that is a real ZIP code: El Cajon, CA, 2,439 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01229, 01922, 02129, 02912, 02921, 09212, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09212 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,759 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,316 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12029 and you would come out at 42.42°S, 106.58°E — 884 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 20.8 square miles of land, 12029 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,069This ZIP1,069
Households523This ZIP523
Housing units755This ZIP755
Median age54.9This ZIP54.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$103,542This ZIP$103,542New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$421,500This ZIP$421,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,646This ZIP$1,646New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.1%This ZIP51.1%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density51.4 / sq miThis ZIP51.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees434This ZIP434
Annual payroll$22,716,000This ZIP$22,716,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$72,063,000This ZIP$72,063,000

Land area

Land area20.82 sq miThis ZIP20.82 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12029

ZIPCityDistance
01254 Richmond, MA 3.8 mi
12060 East Chatham, NY 4.1 mi
12195 West Lebanon, NY 4.8 mi
12125 New Lebanon, NY 4.9 mi
12017 Austerlitz, NY 6.7 mi
12136 Old Chatham, NY 7.2 mi
12024 Brainard, NY 7.2 mi
01266 West Stockbridge, MA 7.4 mi
01201 Pittsfield, MA 7.8 mi
12165 Spencertown, NY 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12029?

12029 is in Canaan, New York, in Columbia County, part of the Hudson, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4160, -73.4250.

What county is 12029 in?

12029 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 12029?

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

What time zone is 12029 in?

12029 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12029?

About 1,069 people live in ZIP code 12029, in 523 households, at 51.4 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 12029?

$103,542 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12029?

The closest are 01254 (3.8 mi), 12060 (4.1 mi), 12195 (4.8 mi), 12125 (4.9 mi) and 12017 (6.7 mi).

Is 12029 a PO Box ZIP code?

12029 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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