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12524

ZIP 12524 is Fishkill, New York, in Dutchess County; area codes 845 and 329; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dutchess
Population
15,026
Coordinates
41.5334, -73.8849
☼ Live from 12524 — Fishkill, NY

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Where 12524 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12524
  • 🔢 Type 12524 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,524 = 2 × 2 × 31 × 101. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12523 (Elizaville, NY, 39 mi away) and 12525 (Gardiner, NY, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12524 becomes 42521, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12245, 12452, 12542, 14225, 14522, 15224, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51242 in Lester, IA, 1,148 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,295 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12524 and you would come out at 41.53°S, 106.12°E — 853 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 16.7 square miles of land, 12524 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,026This ZIP15,026
Households6,496This ZIP6,496
Housing units6,732This ZIP6,732
Median age47.0This ZIP47.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$99,034This ZIP$99,034New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$398,300This ZIP$398,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,911This ZIP$1,911New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.0%This ZIP40.0%
Mean commute34.5 minThis ZIP34.5 min
Population density899.5 / sq miThis ZIP899.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments568This ZIP568
Employees8,292This ZIP8,292
Annual payroll$412,487,000This ZIP$412,487,000
Tax returns filed8,230This ZIP8,230
Total adjusted gross income$771,557,000This ZIP$771,557,000

Land area

Land area16.71 sq miThis ZIP16.71 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 12524

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ZIP codes near 12524

ZIPCityDistance
12527 Glenham, NY 2.9 mi
12511 Castle Point, NY 4.0 mi
12512 Chelsea, NY 4.3 mi
12537 Hughsonville, NY 4.3 mi
12590 Wappingers Falls, NY 4.4 mi
12508 Beacon, NY 4.4 mi
10516 Cold Spring, NY 5.0 mi
12533 Hopewell Junction, NY 5.4 mi
12551 Newburgh, NY 6.8 mi
12552 Newburgh, NY 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12524?

12524 is in Fishkill, New York, in Dutchess County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5334, -73.8849.

What county is 12524 in?

12524 lies in Dutchess County.

What area code is 12524?

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

What time zone is 12524 in?

12524 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12524?

About 15,026 people live in ZIP code 12524, in 6,496 households, at 899.5 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 12524?

$99,034 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12524?

The closest are 12527 (2.9 mi), 12511 (4 mi), 12512 (4.3 mi), 12537 (4.3 mi) and 12590 (4.4 mi).

Is 12524 a PO Box ZIP code?

12524 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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