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12508

ZIP 12508 is Beacon, New York, in Dutchess County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dutchess
Population
19,566
Coordinates
41.4960, -73.9536
☼ Live from 12508 — Beacon, NY

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Where 12508 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12508
  • 🔢 Type 12508 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,508 = 2 × 2 × 53 × 59. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12507 (Barrytown, NY, 36 mi away) and 12510 (Billings, NY, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12508 becomes 80521 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fort Collins, CO, 1,617 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01258, 01825, 01852, 02185, 02815, 05821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85012 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,142 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,291 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12508 and you would come out at 41.50°S, 106.05°E — 853 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 14.4 square miles of land, 12508 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,566This ZIP19,566
Households8,468This ZIP8,468
Housing units8,800This ZIP8,800
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$92,461This ZIP$92,461New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$445,100This ZIP$445,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,712This ZIP$1,712New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.0%This ZIP46.0%
Mean commute39.7 minThis ZIP39.7 min
Population density1,356.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,356.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments459This ZIP459
Employees3,404This ZIP3,404
Annual payroll$151,841,000This ZIP$151,841,000
Tax returns filed9,110This ZIP9,110
Total adjusted gross income$819,433,000This ZIP$819,433,000

Land area

Land area14.43 sq miThis ZIP14.43 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 12508

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ZIP codes near 12508

ZIPCityDistance
12527 Glenham, NY 1.8 mi
12551 Newburgh, NY 3.0 mi
12552 Newburgh, NY 3.0 mi
12555 Newburgh, NY 3.0 mi
12511 Castle Point, NY 3.5 mi
12512 Chelsea, NY 4.1 mi
12524 Fishkill, NY 4.4 mi
10516 Cold Spring, NY 4.7 mi
12520 Cornwall On Hudson, NY 5.2 mi
12584 Vails Gate, NY 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12508?

12508 is in Beacon, New York, in Dutchess County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4960, -73.9536.

What county is 12508 in?

12508 lies in Dutchess County.

What area code is 12508?

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

What time zone is 12508 in?

12508 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12508?

About 19,566 people live in ZIP code 12508, in 8,468 households, at 1,356.0 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 12508?

$92,461 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12508?

The closest are 12527 (1.8 mi), 12551 (3 mi), 12552 (3 mi), 12555 (3 mi) and 12511 (3.5 mi).

Is 12508 a PO Box ZIP code?

12508 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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