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12060

ZIP 12060 is East Chatham, 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
1,859
Coordinates
42.4106, -73.5053
☼ Live from 12060 — East Chatham, NY

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Where 12060 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12060
  • 🔢 Type 12060 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,060 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 67. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12059 (East Berne, NY, 32 mi away) and 12061 (East Greenbush, NY, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12060 becomes 06021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Colebrook, CT, 36 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00612, 01026, 01062, 01260, 01602, 02061, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00612 in Arecibo, PR, 1,705 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,312 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12060 and you would come out at 42.41°S, 106.49°E — 886 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 36.0 square miles of land, 12060 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,859This ZIP1,859
Households796This ZIP796
Housing units958This ZIP958
Median age53.8This ZIP53.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$101,548This ZIP$101,548New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$399,400This ZIP$399,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,157This ZIP$2,157New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.7%This ZIP55.7%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density51.6 / sq miThis ZIP51.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees127This ZIP127
Annual payroll$5,434,000This ZIP$5,434,000
Tax returns filed700This ZIP700
Total adjusted gross income$86,704,000This ZIP$86,704,000

Land area

Land area36.05 sq miThis ZIP36.05 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12060

ZIPCityDistance
12136 Old Chatham, NY 3.1 mi
12029 Canaan, NY 4.1 mi
12024 Brainard, NY 5.1 mi
12195 West Lebanon, NY 5.1 mi
12037 Chatham, NY 5.8 mi
12115 Malden Bridge, NY 6.3 mi
12165 Spencertown, NY 6.6 mi
12017 Austerlitz, NY 6.7 mi
01254 Richmond, MA 7.4 mi
12125 New Lebanon, NY 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12060?

12060 is in East Chatham, New York, in Columbia County, part of the Hudson, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4106, -73.5053.

What county is 12060 in?

12060 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 12060?

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

What time zone is 12060 in?

12060 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12060?

About 1,859 people live in ZIP code 12060, in 796 households, at 51.6 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 12060?

$101,548 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12060?

The closest are 12136 (3.1 mi), 12029 (4.1 mi), 12024 (5.1 mi), 12195 (5.1 mi) and 12037 (5.8 mi).

Is 12060 a PO Box ZIP code?

12060 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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