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12502

ZIP 12502 is Ancram, New York, in Columbia County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbia
Metro area
Hudson, NY
Population
984
Coordinates
42.0866, -73.6647
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Where 12502 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12502
  • 🔢 Type 12502 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,502 = 2 × 7 × 19 × 47. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12501 (Amenia, NY, 17 mi away) and 12503 (Ancramdale, NY, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12502 becomes 20521 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 282 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01225, 01252, 01522, 02125, 02152, 02215, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51022 in Granville, IA, 1,128 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,305 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12502 and you would come out at 42.09°S, 106.34°E — 874 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 32.0 square miles of land, 12502 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population984This ZIP984
Households398This ZIP398
Housing units584This ZIP584
Median age54.2This ZIP54.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$85,192This ZIP$85,192New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$370,500This ZIP$370,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,160This ZIP$1,160New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.5%This ZIP38.5%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density30.8 / sq miThis ZIP30.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees227This ZIP227
Annual payroll$21,085,000This ZIP$21,085,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$63,275,000This ZIP$63,275,000

Land area

Land area31.98 sq miThis ZIP31.98 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12502

ZIPCityDistance
12523 Elizaville, NY 4.9 mi
12503 Ancramdale, NY 5.6 mi
12521 Craryville, NY 5.9 mi
12516 Copake, NY 6.0 mi
12541 Livingston, NY 6.1 mi
12567 Pine Plains, NY 7.0 mi
12530 Hollowville, NY 8.4 mi
12517 Copake Falls, NY 8.5 mi
12571 Red Hook, NY 9.4 mi
12513 Claverack, NY 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12502?

12502 is in Ancram, New York, in Columbia County, part of the Hudson, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0866, -73.6647.

What county is 12502 in?

12502 lies in Columbia County.

What time zone is 12502 in?

12502 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12502?

About 984 people live in ZIP code 12502, in 398 households, at 30.8 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 12502?

$85,192 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12502?

The closest are 12523 (4.9 mi), 12503 (5.6 mi), 12521 (5.9 mi), 12516 (6 mi) and 12541 (6.1 mi).

Is 12502 a PO Box ZIP code?

12502 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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