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12037

ZIP 12037 is Chatham, New York, in Columbia County; area code 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbia
Metro area
Hudson, NY
Population
3,926
Coordinates
42.3388, -73.5658
☼ Live from 12037 — Chatham, NY

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Where 12037 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12037
  • 🔢 Type 12037 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 12037 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12036 (Charlotteville, NY, 59 mi away) and 12040 (Cherry Plain, NY, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12037 becomes 73021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Colony, OK, 1,429 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01237, 02137, 02713, 03217, 10273, 12073, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73021 in Colony, OK, 1,429 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,309 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12037 and you would come out at 42.34°S, 106.43°E — 885 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 36.2 square miles of land, 12037 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,926This ZIP3,926
Households1,839This ZIP1,839
Housing units2,129This ZIP2,129
Median age50.1This ZIP50.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$89,844This ZIP$89,844New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$343,900This ZIP$343,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,067This ZIP$1,067New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.7%This ZIP51.7%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density108.5 / sq miThis ZIP108.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments147This ZIP147
Employees960This ZIP960
Annual payroll$47,317,000This ZIP$47,317,000
Tax returns filed1,810This ZIP1,810
Total adjusted gross income$163,897,000This ZIP$163,897,000

Land area

Land area36.20 sq miThis ZIP36.20 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 12037

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

ZIP codes near 12037

ZIPCityDistance
12165 Spencertown, NY 3.4 mi
12075 Ghent, NY 4.5 mi
12136 Old Chatham, NY 5.6 mi
12017 Austerlitz, NY 5.7 mi
12060 East Chatham, NY 5.8 mi
12184 Valatie, NY 7.2 mi
12565 Philmont, NY 7.5 mi
12544 Mellenville, NY 7.5 mi
12106 Kinderhook, NY 8.3 mi
12174 Stuyvesant Falls, NY 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12037?

12037 is in Chatham, New York, in Columbia County, part of the Hudson, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3388, -73.5658.

What county is 12037 in?

12037 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 12037?

Chatham uses area code 518, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12037 in?

12037 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12037?

About 3,926 people live in ZIP code 12037, in 1,839 households, at 108.5 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 12037?

$89,844 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12037?

The closest are 12165 (3.4 mi), 12075 (4.5 mi), 12136 (5.6 mi), 12017 (5.7 mi) and 12060 (5.8 mi).

Is 12037 a PO Box ZIP code?

12037 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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