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12075

ZIP 12075 is Ghent, New York, in Columbia County; area codes 838 and 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbia
Metro area
Hudson, NY
Population
3,248
Coordinates
42.3048, -73.6411
☼ Live from 12075 — Ghent, NY

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Where 12075 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12075
  • 🔢 Type 12075 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SLOZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,075 = 3 × 5 × 5 × 7 × 23. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12074 (Galway, NY, 56 mi away) and 12076 (Gilboa, NY, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12075 becomes 57021 — and that is a real ZIP code: Davis, SD, 1,181 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01257, 01527, 01752, 02571, 02715, 07512, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75102 in Barry, TX, 1,442 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,306 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12075 and you would come out at 42.30°S, 106.36°E — 885 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 36.3 square miles of land, 12075 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,248This ZIP3,248
Households1,171This ZIP1,171
Housing units1,369This ZIP1,369
Median age48.0This ZIP48.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$98,047This ZIP$98,047New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$422,900This ZIP$422,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,370This ZIP$1,370New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.6%This ZIP40.6%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density89.6 / sq miThis ZIP89.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments95This ZIP95
Employees843This ZIP843
Annual payroll$39,166,000This ZIP$39,166,000
Tax returns filed1,570This ZIP1,570
Total adjusted gross income$169,332,000This ZIP$169,332,000

Land area

Land area36.27 sq miThis ZIP36.27 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Other place names in 12075

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

ZIP codes near 12075

ZIPCityDistance
12544 Mellenville, NY 3.3 mi
12565 Philmont, NY 3.9 mi
12037 Chatham, NY 4.5 mi
12172 Stottville, NY 5.1 mi
12174 Stuyvesant Falls, NY 5.6 mi
12050 Columbiaville, NY 5.6 mi
12165 Spencertown, NY 6.9 mi
12106 Kinderhook, NY 6.9 mi
12530 Hollowville, NY 7.1 mi
12513 Claverack, NY 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12075?

12075 is in Ghent, New York, in Columbia County, part of the Hudson, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3048, -73.6411.

What county is 12075 in?

12075 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 12075?

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

What time zone is 12075 in?

12075 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12075?

About 3,248 people live in ZIP code 12075, in 1,171 households, at 89.6 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 12075?

$98,047 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12075?

The closest are 12544 (3.3 mi), 12565 (3.9 mi), 12037 (4.5 mi), 12172 (5.1 mi) and 12174 (5.6 mi).

Is 12075 a PO Box ZIP code?

12075 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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