12512
ZIP 12512 is Chelsea, New York, in Dutchess County; area code 845; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Dutchess
- Metro area
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
- Population
- 194
- Coordinates
- 41.5552, -73.9625
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Where 12512 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 12512 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZISZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,512 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 23. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000011100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12511 (Castle Point, NY, 1 mi away) and 12513 (Claverack, NY, 48 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12512 becomes 21521 — and that is a real ZIP code: Barton, MD, 301 miles away.
- 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11225, 11252, 12125, 12521, 15122, 15212, …). The farthest-flung twin is 52211 in Brooklyn, IA, 953 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 12512 and you would come out at 41.56°S, 106.04°E — 857 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
- 📏 At 0.266 square miles of land, 12512 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 129 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 194This ZIP194 |
|---|---|
| Households | 117This ZIP117 |
| Housing units | 117This ZIP117 |
| Median age | 49.8This ZIP49.8New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $99,025This ZIP$99,025New York$85,974US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $505,000This ZIP$505,000New York$423,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 90.2%This ZIP90.2% |
| Mean commute | 22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min |
| Population density | 729.3 / sq miThis ZIP729.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 12512
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12511 | Castle Point, NY | 0.6 mi |
12537 | Hughsonville, NY | 2.3 mi |
12527 | Glenham, NY | 2.8 mi |
12508 | Beacon, NY | 4.1 mi |
12524 | Fishkill, NY | 4.3 mi |
12551 | Newburgh, NY | 4.4 mi |
12552 | Newburgh, NY | 4.4 mi |
12555 | Newburgh, NY | 4.4 mi |
12590 | Wappingers Falls, NY | 4.8 mi |
12542 | Marlboro, NY | 4.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12512?
12512 is in Chelsea, New York, in Dutchess County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5552, -73.9625.
What county is 12512 in?
12512 lies in Dutchess County.
What area code is 12512?
Chelsea uses area code 845, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12512 in?
12512 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12512?
About 194 people live in ZIP code 12512, in 117 households, at 729.3 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 12512?
$99,025 a year, against $85,974 across New York.
What ZIP codes are near 12512?
The closest are 12511 (0.6 mi), 12537 (2.3 mi), 12527 (2.8 mi), 12508 (4.1 mi) and 12524 (4.3 mi).
Is 12512 a PO Box ZIP code?
12512 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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