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12520

ZIP 12520 is Cornwall On Hudson, New York, in Orange County; area codes 845 and 329; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange
Population
3,081
Coordinates
41.4280, -73.9962
☼ Live from 12520 — Cornwall On Hudson, NY

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Where 12520 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12520
  • 🔢 Type 12520 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,520 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 313. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12518 (Cornwall, NY, 3 mi away) and 12521 (Craryville, NY, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12520 becomes 02521, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01225, 01252, 01522, 02125, 02152, 02215, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51022 in Granville, IA, 1,120 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,289 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12520 and you would come out at 41.43°S, 106.00°E — 851 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 4.1 square miles of land, 12520 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,081This ZIP3,081
Households1,233This ZIP1,233
Housing units1,369This ZIP1,369
Median age46.7This ZIP46.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$136,797This ZIP$136,797New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$473,000This ZIP$473,000New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,471This ZIP$1,471New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.8%This ZIP53.8%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density744.9 / sq miThis ZIP744.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments64This ZIP64
Employees300This ZIP300
Annual payroll$16,234,000This ZIP$16,234,000
Tax returns filed1,670This ZIP1,670
Total adjusted gross income$212,301,000This ZIP$212,301,000

Land area

Land area4.14 sq miThis ZIP4.14 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 12520

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 12520

ZIPCityDistance
12518 Cornwall, NY 2.6 mi
10996 West Point, NY 2.7 mi
10997 West Point, NY 3.3 mi
12584 Vails Gate, NY 4.1 mi
10953 Mountainville, NY 4.5 mi
12553 New Windsor, NY 4.5 mi
10524 Garrison, NY 5.1 mi
12508 Beacon, NY 5.2 mi
12551 Newburgh, NY 5.3 mi
12552 Newburgh, NY 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12520?

12520 is in Cornwall On Hudson, New York, in Orange County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4280, -73.9962.

What county is 12520 in?

12520 lies in Orange County.

What area code is 12520?

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

What time zone is 12520 in?

12520 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12520?

About 3,081 people live in ZIP code 12520, in 1,233 households, at 744.9 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 12520?

$136,797 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12520?

The closest are 12518 (2.6 mi), 10996 (2.7 mi), 10997 (3.3 mi), 12584 (4.1 mi) and 10953 (4.5 mi).

Is 12520 a PO Box ZIP code?

12520 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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