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12173

ZIP 12173 is Stuyvesant, 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
2,099
Coordinates
42.3955, -73.7555
☼ Live from 12173 — Stuyvesant, NY

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Where 12173 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12173
  • 🔢 Type 12173 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELIZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,173 = 7 × 37 × 47. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12172 (Stottville, NY, 7 mi away) and 12174 (Stuyvesant Falls, NY, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12173 becomes 37121 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mount Juliet, TN, 804 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11237, 11372, 11732, 12137, 13217, 17123, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73112 in Oklahoma City, OK, 1,359 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,300 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12173 and you would come out at 42.40°S, 106.24°E — 894 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 16.3 square miles of land, 12173 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,099This ZIP2,099
Households740This ZIP740
Housing units807This ZIP807
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$76,607This ZIP$76,607New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$225,600This ZIP$225,600New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,187This ZIP$1,187New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density128.6 / sq miThis ZIP128.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees128This ZIP128
Annual payroll$4,947,000This ZIP$4,947,000
Tax returns filed810This ZIP810
Total adjusted gross income$68,733,000This ZIP$68,733,000

Land area

Land area16.32 sq miThis ZIP16.32 sq mi
Water area1.76 sq miThis ZIP1.76 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12173

ZIPCityDistance
12106 Kinderhook, NY 2.2 mi
12174 Stuyvesant Falls, NY 3.2 mi
12192 West Coxsackie, NY 3.6 mi
12124 New Baltimore, NY 4.0 mi
12050 Columbiaville, NY 5.4 mi
12051 Coxsackie, NY 5.4 mi
12184 Valatie, NY 5.5 mi
12130 Niverville, NY 5.9 mi
12156 Schodack Landing, NY 6.1 mi
12045 Coeymans, NY 6.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12173?

12173 is in Stuyvesant, New York, in Columbia County, part of the Hudson, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3955, -73.7555.

What county is 12173 in?

12173 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 12173?

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

What time zone is 12173 in?

12173 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12173?

About 2,099 people live in ZIP code 12173, in 740 households, at 128.6 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 12173?

$76,607 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12173?

The closest are 12106 (2.2 mi), 12174 (3.2 mi), 12192 (3.6 mi), 12124 (4 mi) and 12050 (5.4 mi).

Is 12173 a PO Box ZIP code?

12173 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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