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12501

ZIP 12501 is Amenia, New York, in Dutchess County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dutchess
Population
2,476
Coordinates
41.8534, -73.5577
☼ Live from 12501 — Amenia, NY

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Where 12501 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12501
  • 🔢 Type 12501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,501 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 463. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12498 (Woodstock, NY, 31 mi away) and 12502 (Ancram, NY, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12501 becomes 10521 — and that is a real ZIP code: Croton On Hudson, NY, 47 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01152, 01521, 02115, 02151, 10125, 10152, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51102 in Sioux City, IA, 1,164 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,311 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12501 and you would come out at 41.85°S, 106.44°E — 858 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 32.4 square miles of land, 12501 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,476This ZIP2,476
Households1,024This ZIP1,024
Housing units1,115This ZIP1,115
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$75,104This ZIP$75,104New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$358,300This ZIP$358,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,493This ZIP$1,493New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.9%This ZIP39.9%
Mean commute34.5 minThis ZIP34.5 min
Population density76.5 / sq miThis ZIP76.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments79This ZIP79
Employees728This ZIP728
Annual payroll$42,744,000This ZIP$42,744,000
Tax returns filed1,090This ZIP1,090
Total adjusted gross income$170,918,000This ZIP$170,918,000

Land area

Land area32.36 sq miThis ZIP32.36 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Other place names in 12501

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ZIP codes near 12501

ZIPCityDistance
12592 Wassaic, NY 4.8 mi
06069 Sharon, CT 5.6 mi
12546 Millerton, NY 6.8 mi
12506 Bangall, NY 7.0 mi
12545 Millbrook, NY 7.5 mi
12581 Stanfordville, NY 8.1 mi
06757 Kent, CT 9.1 mi
12522 Dover Plains, NY 9.5 mi
06039 Lakeville, CT 9.5 mi
12567 Pine Plains, NY 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12501?

12501 is in Amenia, New York, in Dutchess County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8534, -73.5577.

What county is 12501 in?

12501 lies in Dutchess County.

What area code is 12501?

Amenia uses area code 845, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12501 in?

12501 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12501?

About 2,476 people live in ZIP code 12501, in 1,024 households, at 76.5 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 12501?

$75,104 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12501?

The closest are 12592 (4.8 mi), 06069 (5.6 mi), 12546 (6.8 mi), 12506 (7 mi) and 12545 (7.5 mi).

Is 12501 a PO Box ZIP code?

12501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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