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12516

ZIP 12516 is Copake, 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
1,925
Coordinates
42.1081, -73.5514
☼ Live from 12516 — Copake, NY

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Where 12516 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12516
  • 🔢 Type 12516 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gISZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,516 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 149. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12515 (Clintondale, NY, 40 mi away) and 12517 (Copake Falls, NY, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12516 becomes 61521, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11256, 12156, 12165, 12561, 15126, 15216, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56211 in Beardsley, MN, 1,173 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,310 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12516 and you would come out at 42.11°S, 106.45°E — 872 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 20.5 square miles of land, 12516 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,925This ZIP1,925
Households742This ZIP742
Housing units1,078This ZIP1,078
Median age54.9This ZIP54.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$128,750This ZIP$128,750New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$309,700This ZIP$309,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,273This ZIP$2,273New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.6%This ZIP36.6%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density94.1 / sq miThis ZIP94.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees283This ZIP283
Annual payroll$15,215,000This ZIP$15,215,000
Tax returns filed820This ZIP820
Total adjusted gross income$77,481,000This ZIP$77,481,000

Land area

Land area20.46 sq miThis ZIP20.46 sq mi
Water area0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi

Other place names in 12516

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ZIP codes near 12516

ZIPCityDistance
12517 Copake Falls, NY 2.6 mi
01258 South Egremont, MA 4.3 mi
12503 Ancramdale, NY 5.2 mi
12502 Ancram, NY 6.0 mi
12529 Hillsdale, NY 6.1 mi
12521 Craryville, NY 6.7 mi
01252 North Egremont, MA 8.3 mi
06079 Taconic, CT 9.1 mi
01257 Sheffield, MA 9.6 mi
06068 Salisbury, CT 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12516?

12516 is in Copake, New York, in Columbia County, part of the Hudson, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1081, -73.5514.

What county is 12516 in?

12516 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 12516?

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

What time zone is 12516 in?

12516 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12516?

About 1,925 people live in ZIP code 12516, in 742 households, at 94.1 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 12516?

$128,750 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12516?

The closest are 12517 (2.6 mi), 01258 (4.3 mi), 12503 (5.2 mi), 12502 (6 mi) and 12529 (6.1 mi).

Is 12516 a PO Box ZIP code?

12516 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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