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12517

ZIP 12517 is Copake Falls, 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
187
Coordinates
42.1283, -73.5086
☼ Live from 12517 — Copake Falls, NY

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Where 12517 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12517
  • 🔢 Type 12517 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LISZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 12517 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12516 (Copake, NY, 3 mi away) and 12518 (Cornwall, NY, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12517 becomes 71521, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11572, 11725, 11752, 12157, 12175, 12571, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75211 in Dallas, TX, 1,432 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,313 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12517 and you would come out at 42.13°S, 106.49°E — 871 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 4.8 square miles of land, 12517 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population187This ZIP187
Households83This ZIP83
Housing units144This ZIP144
Median age62.9This ZIP62.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$153,958This ZIP$153,958New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$433,300This ZIP$433,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%This ZIP20.9%
Mean commute18.8 minThis ZIP18.8 min
Population density39.1 / sq miThis ZIP39.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$638,000This ZIP$638,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$16,752,000This ZIP$16,752,000

Land area

Land area4.78 sq miThis ZIP4.78 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 12517

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ZIP codes near 12517

ZIPCityDistance
12516 Copake, NY 2.6 mi
01258 South Egremont, MA 3.2 mi
12529 Hillsdale, NY 5.0 mi
01252 North Egremont, MA 5.8 mi
12503 Ancramdale, NY 7.4 mi
01257 Sheffield, MA 7.8 mi
12521 Craryville, NY 7.9 mi
06079 Taconic, CT 8.3 mi
12502 Ancram, NY 8.5 mi
06068 Salisbury, CT 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12517?

12517 is in Copake Falls, New York, in Columbia County, part of the Hudson, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1283, -73.5086.

What county is 12517 in?

12517 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 12517?

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

What time zone is 12517 in?

12517 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12517?

About 187 people live in ZIP code 12517, in 83 households, at 39.1 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 12517?

$153,958 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12517?

The closest are 12516 (2.6 mi), 01258 (3.2 mi), 12529 (5 mi), 01252 (5.8 mi) and 12503 (7.4 mi).

Is 12517 a PO Box ZIP code?

12517 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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