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12165

ZIP 12165 is Spencertown, New York, in Columbia County; area code 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbia
Metro area
Hudson, NY
Population
220
Coordinates
42.3152, -73.5076
☼ Live from 12165 — Spencertown, NY

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Where 12165 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12165
  • 🔢 Type 12165 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,165 = 3 × 5 × 811. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12164 (Speculator, NY, 104 mi away) and 12166 (Sprakers, NY, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12165 becomes 56121 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ceylon, MN, 1,067 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11256, 12156, 12516, 12561, 15126, 15216, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56211 in Beardsley, MN, 1,171 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 12165 and you would come out at 42.32°S, 106.49°E — 881 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 1.7 square miles of land, 12165 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population220This ZIP220
Households113This ZIP113
Housing units132This ZIP132
Median age66.4This ZIP66.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$65,368This ZIP$65,368New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$417,500This ZIP$417,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher72.7%This ZIP72.7%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density130.1 / sq miThis ZIP130.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees64This ZIP64
Annual payroll$4,212,000This ZIP$4,212,000
Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$29,956,000This ZIP$29,956,000

Land area

Land area1.69 sq miThis ZIP1.69 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12165

ZIPCityDistance
12017 Austerlitz, NY 2.7 mi
12037 Chatham, NY 3.4 mi
01266 West Stockbridge, MA 6.1 mi
12060 East Chatham, NY 6.6 mi
01236 Housatonic, MA 6.8 mi
12075 Ghent, NY 6.9 mi
12136 Old Chatham, NY 7.8 mi
01229 Glendale, MA 8.0 mi
12029 Canaan, NY 8.1 mi
12529 Hillsdale, NY 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12165?

12165 is in Spencertown, New York, in Columbia County, part of the Hudson, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3152, -73.5076.

What county is 12165 in?

12165 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 12165?

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

What time zone is 12165 in?

12165 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12165?

About 220 people live in ZIP code 12165, in 113 households, at 130.1 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 12165?

$65,368 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12165?

The closest are 12017 (2.7 mi), 12037 (3.4 mi), 01266 (6.1 mi), 12060 (6.6 mi) and 01236 (6.8 mi).

Is 12165 a PO Box ZIP code?

12165 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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