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12522

ZIP 12522 is Dover Plains, New York, in Dutchess County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dutchess
Population
4,959
Coordinates
41.7200, -73.5984
☼ Live from 12522 — Dover Plains, NY

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Where 12522 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12522
  • 🔢 Type 12522 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,522 = 2 × 3 × 2087. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12521 (Craryville, NY, 31 mi away) and 12523 (Elizaville, NY, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12522 becomes 22521, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12225, 12252, 15222, 21225, 21252, 21522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 52221 in Guernsey, IA, 965 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,309 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12522 and you would come out at 41.72°S, 106.40°E — 853 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 37.5 square miles of land, 12522 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,959This ZIP4,959
Households1,900This ZIP1,900
Housing units2,244This ZIP2,244
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$76,157This ZIP$76,157New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$301,300This ZIP$301,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,351This ZIP$1,351New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density132.3 / sq miThis ZIP132.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments94This ZIP94
Employees796This ZIP796
Annual payroll$57,742,000This ZIP$57,742,000
Tax returns filed2,390This ZIP2,390
Total adjusted gross income$170,254,000This ZIP$170,254,000

Land area

Land area37.48 sq miThis ZIP37.48 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Other place names in 12522

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

ZIP codes near 12522

ZIPCityDistance
12594 Wingdale, NY 4.4 mi
12585 Verbank, NY 4.8 mi
12592 Wassaic, NY 5.1 mi
12545 Millbrook, NY 6.4 mi
06757 Kent, CT 6.9 mi
12570 Poughquag, NY 7.1 mi
12540 Lagrangeville, NY 7.3 mi
06785 South Kent, CT 7.7 mi
06755 Gaylordsville, CT 7.8 mi
12602 Poughkeepsie, NY 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12522?

12522 is in Dover Plains, New York, in Dutchess County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7200, -73.5984.

What county is 12522 in?

12522 lies in Dutchess County.

What area code is 12522?

Dover Plains uses area code 845, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12522 in?

12522 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12522?

About 4,959 people live in ZIP code 12522, in 1,900 households, at 132.3 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 12522?

$76,157 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12522?

The closest are 12594 (4.4 mi), 12585 (4.8 mi), 12592 (5.1 mi), 12545 (6.4 mi) and 06757 (6.9 mi).

Is 12522 a PO Box ZIP code?

12522 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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