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12523

ZIP 12523 is Elizaville, New York, in Columbia County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbia
Metro area
Hudson, NY
Population
1,908
Coordinates
42.0869, -73.7595
☼ Live from 12523 — Elizaville, NY

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Where 12523 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12523
  • 🔢 Type 12523 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,523 = 7 × 1789. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12522 (Dover Plains, NY, 27 mi away) and 12524 (Fishkill, NY, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12523 becomes 32521 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pensacola, FL, 1,098 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12235, 12325, 13225, 13252, 15223, 15232, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51232 in Ashton, IA, 1,120 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,300 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12523 and you would come out at 42.09°S, 106.24°E — 877 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 22.3 square miles of land, 12523 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,908This ZIP1,908
Households889This ZIP889
Housing units1,212This ZIP1,212
Median age53.1This ZIP53.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$54,235This ZIP$54,235New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$343,400This ZIP$343,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,294This ZIP$1,294New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%This ZIP27.9%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density85.4 / sq miThis ZIP85.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees230This ZIP230
Annual payroll$13,389,000This ZIP$13,389,000
Tax returns filed920This ZIP920
Total adjusted gross income$80,108,000This ZIP$80,108,000

Land area

Land area22.33 sq miThis ZIP22.33 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12523

ZIPCityDistance
12541 Livingston, NY 3.8 mi
12502 Ancram, NY 4.9 mi
12526 Germantown, NY 5.6 mi
12571 Red Hook, NY 6.3 mi
12583 Tivoli, NY 6.6 mi
12521 Craryville, NY 8.1 mi
12490 West Camp, NY 8.8 mi
12504 Annandale On Hudson, NY 8.8 mi
12567 Pine Plains, NY 8.9 mi
12453 Malden On Hudson, NY 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12523?

12523 is in Elizaville, New York, in Columbia County, part of the Hudson, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0869, -73.7595.

What county is 12523 in?

12523 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 12523?

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

What time zone is 12523 in?

12523 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12523?

About 1,908 people live in ZIP code 12523, in 889 households, at 85.4 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 12523?

$54,235 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12523?

The closest are 12541 (3.8 mi), 12502 (4.9 mi), 12526 (5.6 mi), 12571 (6.3 mi) and 12583 (6.6 mi).

Is 12523 a PO Box ZIP code?

12523 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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