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12136

ZIP 12136 is Old 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
1,043
Coordinates
42.4201, -73.5651
☼ Live from 12136 — Old Chatham, NY

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Where 12136 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12136
  • 🔢 Type 12136 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,136 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 37 × 41. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12134 (Northville, NY, 67 mi away) and 12137 (Pattersonville, NY, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12136 becomes 63121 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint Louis, MO, 913 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11236, 11362, 13126, 13162, 13261, 13612, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32116 in Daytona Beach, FL, 1,008 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 12136 and you would come out at 42.42°S, 106.43°E — 889 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 20.5 square miles of land, 12136 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,043This ZIP1,043
Households464This ZIP464
Housing units605This ZIP605
Median age57.8This ZIP57.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$148,750This ZIP$148,750New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$471,900This ZIP$471,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher48.6%This ZIP48.6%
Mean commute38.2 minThis ZIP38.2 min
Population density50.9 / sq miThis ZIP50.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees139This ZIP139
Annual payroll$6,515,000This ZIP$6,515,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$66,756,000This ZIP$66,756,000

Land area

Land area20.48 sq miThis ZIP20.48 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12136

ZIPCityDistance
12060 East Chatham, NY 3.1 mi
12115 Malden Bridge, NY 3.8 mi
12184 Valatie, NY 4.5 mi
12024 Brainard, NY 4.5 mi
12132 North Chatham, NY 5.0 mi
12130 Niverville, NY 5.0 mi
12037 Chatham, NY 5.6 mi
12195 West Lebanon, NY 6.5 mi
12029 Canaan, NY 7.2 mi
12123 Nassau, NY 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12136?

12136 is in Old Chatham, New York, in Columbia County, part of the Hudson, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4201, -73.5651.

What county is 12136 in?

12136 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 12136?

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

What time zone is 12136 in?

12136 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12136?

About 1,043 people live in ZIP code 12136, in 464 households, at 50.9 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 12136?

$148,750 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12136?

The closest are 12060 (3.1 mi), 12115 (3.8 mi), 12184 (4.5 mi), 12024 (4.5 mi) and 12132 (5 mi).

Is 12136 a PO Box ZIP code?

12136 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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