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12518

ZIP 12518 is Cornwall, New York, in Orange County; area codes 845 and 329; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange
Population
6,114
Coordinates
41.4162, -74.0431
☼ Live from 12518 — Cornwall, NY

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Where 12518 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12518
  • 🔢 Type 12518 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BISZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,518 = 2 × 11 × 569. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12517 (Copake Falls, NY, 56 mi away) and 12520 (Cornwall On Hudson, NY, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12518 becomes 81521 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fruita, CO, 1,830 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11582, 12158, 12185, 12581, 12815, 12851, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85121 in Bapchule, AZ, 2,141 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,287 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12518 and you would come out at 41.42°S, 105.96°E — 852 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 8.0 square miles of land, 12518 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,114This ZIP6,114
Households2,485This ZIP2,485
Housing units2,644This ZIP2,644
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$101,208This ZIP$101,208New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$432,000This ZIP$432,000New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,819This ZIP$1,819New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.5%This ZIP50.5%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density768.3 / sq miThis ZIP768.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments143This ZIP143
Employees1,272This ZIP1,272
Annual payroll$69,718,000This ZIP$69,718,000
Tax returns filed3,030This ZIP3,030
Total adjusted gross income$319,743,000This ZIP$319,743,000

Land area

Land area7.96 sq miThis ZIP7.96 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 12518

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ZIP codes near 12518

ZIPCityDistance
10953 Mountainville, NY 1.9 mi
12520 Cornwall On Hudson, NY 2.6 mi
12553 New Windsor, NY 3.4 mi
12584 Vails Gate, NY 3.4 mi
12577 Salisbury Mills, NY 3.8 mi
10996 West Point, NY 4.0 mi
10930 Highland Mills, NY 4.4 mi
10997 West Point, NY 4.8 mi
10928 Highland Falls, NY 5.2 mi
10922 Fort Montgomery, NY 6.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12518?

12518 is in Cornwall, New York, in Orange County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4162, -74.0431.

What county is 12518 in?

12518 lies in Orange County.

What area code is 12518?

Cornwall uses area codes 845 and 329, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12518 in?

12518 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12518?

About 6,114 people live in ZIP code 12518, in 2,485 households, at 768.3 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 12518?

$101,208 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12518?

The closest are 10953 (1.9 mi), 12520 (2.6 mi), 12553 (3.4 mi), 12584 (3.4 mi) and 12577 (3.8 mi).

Is 12518 a PO Box ZIP code?

12518 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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