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12526

ZIP 12526 is Germantown, New York, in Columbia County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbia
Metro area
Hudson, NY
Population
3,548
Coordinates
42.1222, -73.8588
☼ Live from 12526 — Germantown, NY

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Where 12526 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12526
  • 🔢 Type 12526 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,526 = 2 × 6263. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12525 (Gardiner, NY, 35 mi away) and 12527 (Glenham, NY, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12526 becomes 62521 — and that is a real ZIP code: Decatur, IL, 801 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12256, 15226, 15262, 15622, 16225, 16522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56212 in Bellingham, MN, 1,139 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% 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 12526 and you would come out at 42.12°S, 106.14°E — 883 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 32.4 square miles of land, 12526 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,548This ZIP3,548
Households1,546This ZIP1,546
Housing units1,837This ZIP1,837
Median age50.0This ZIP50.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$97,679This ZIP$97,679New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$485,000This ZIP$485,000New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,252This ZIP$1,252New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.8%This ZIP46.8%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density109.5 / sq miThis ZIP109.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments110This ZIP110
Employees558This ZIP558
Annual payroll$28,916,000This ZIP$28,916,000
Tax returns filed1,880This ZIP1,880
Total adjusted gross income$214,730,000This ZIP$214,730,000

Land area

Land area32.40 sq miThis ZIP32.40 sq mi
Water area1.62 sq miThis ZIP1.62 sq mi

Other place names in 12526

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ZIP codes near 12526

ZIPCityDistance
12490 West Camp, NY 3.4 mi
12453 Malden On Hudson, NY 4.5 mi
12583 Tivoli, NY 4.5 mi
12541 Livingston, NY 5.4 mi
12523 Elizaville, NY 5.6 mi
12432 Glasco, NY 6.8 mi
12477 Saugerties, NY 6.9 mi
12504 Annandale On Hudson, NY 7.3 mi
12507 Barrytown, NY 8.4 mi
12414 Catskill, NY 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12526?

12526 is in Germantown, New York, in Columbia County, part of the Hudson, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1222, -73.8588.

What county is 12526 in?

12526 lies in Columbia County.

What area code is 12526?

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

What time zone is 12526 in?

12526 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12526?

About 3,548 people live in ZIP code 12526, in 1,546 households, at 109.5 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 12526?

$97,679 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12526?

The closest are 12490 (3.4 mi), 12453 (4.5 mi), 12583 (4.5 mi), 12541 (5.4 mi) and 12523 (5.6 mi).

Is 12526 a PO Box ZIP code?

12526 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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