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12521

ZIP 12521 is Craryville, New York, in Columbia County; area codes 838 and 518; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbia
Metro area
Hudson, NY
Population
2,056
Coordinates
42.1713, -73.6505
☼ Live from 12521 — Craryville, NY

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Where 12521 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12521
  • 🔢 Type 12521 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆12521 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,521 = 19 × 659. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12520 (Cornwall On Hudson, NY, 54 mi away) and 12522 (Dover Plains, NY, 31 mi away).
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11225, 11252, 12125, 12512, 15122, 15212, …). The farthest-flung twin is 52211 in Brooklyn, IA, 964 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,305 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12521 and you would come out at 42.17°S, 106.35°E — 878 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 32.2 square miles of land, 12521 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,056This ZIP2,056
Households878This ZIP878
Housing units1,294This ZIP1,294
Median age52.7This ZIP52.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$75,652This ZIP$75,652New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$338,700This ZIP$338,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,183This ZIP$1,183New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%This ZIP33.1%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density63.9 / sq miThis ZIP63.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees157This ZIP157
Annual payroll$8,134,000This ZIP$8,134,000
Tax returns filed730This ZIP730
Total adjusted gross income$87,806,000This ZIP$87,806,000

Land area

Land area32.18 sq miThis ZIP32.18 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Other place names in 12521

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

ZIP codes near 12521

ZIPCityDistance
12530 Hollowville, NY 3.0 mi
12513 Claverack, NY 4.9 mi
12565 Philmont, NY 5.4 mi
12529 Hillsdale, NY 5.7 mi
12541 Livingston, NY 5.8 mi
12502 Ancram, NY 5.9 mi
12544 Mellenville, NY 6.3 mi
12534 Hudson, NY 6.5 mi
12516 Copake, NY 6.7 mi
12517 Copake Falls, NY 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12521?

12521 is in Craryville, New York, in Columbia County, part of the Hudson, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1713, -73.6505.

What county is 12521 in?

12521 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 12521?

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

What time zone is 12521 in?

12521 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12521?

About 2,056 people live in ZIP code 12521, in 878 households, at 63.9 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 12521?

$75,652 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12521?

The closest are 12530 (3 mi), 12513 (4.9 mi), 12565 (5.4 mi), 12529 (5.7 mi) and 12541 (5.8 mi).

Is 12521 a PO Box ZIP code?

12521 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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