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12531

ZIP 12531 is Holmes, New York, mostly in Dutchess County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dutchess +1 more
Population
2,337
Coordinates
41.5405, -73.6716
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Where 12531 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12531
  • 🔢 Type 12531 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IESZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,531 = 3 × 4177. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12530 (Hollowville, NY, 46 mi away) and 12533 (Hopewell Junction, NY, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12531 becomes 13521, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11235, 11352, 12153, 12513, 13152, 13215, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51231 in Archer, IA, 1,129 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,306 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12531 and you would come out at 41.54°S, 106.33°E — 846 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 17.4 square miles of land, 12531 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,337This ZIP2,337
Households881This ZIP881
Housing units1,049This ZIP1,049
Median age52.1This ZIP52.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$129,028This ZIP$129,028New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$475,400This ZIP$475,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,519This ZIP$2,519New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.3%This ZIP43.3%
Mean commute37.7 minThis ZIP37.7 min
Population density134.1 / sq miThis ZIP134.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments75This ZIP75
Employees475This ZIP475
Annual payroll$24,503,000This ZIP$24,503,000
Tax returns filed1,660This ZIP1,660
Total adjusted gross income$181,668,000This ZIP$181,668,000

Land area

Land area17.43 sq miThis ZIP17.43 sq mi
Water area1.00 sq miThis ZIP1.00 sq mi

Counties 12531 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Dutchess County 83.6%
Putnam County 16.4%

Other place names in 12531

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ZIP codes near 12531

ZIPCityDistance
12582 Stormville, NY 2.8 mi
12563 Patterson, NY 5.2 mi
12564 Pawling, NY 5.4 mi
12533 Hopewell Junction, NY 6.1 mi
12570 Poughquag, NY 6.5 mi
10512 Carmel, NY 6.7 mi
06784 Sherman, CT 9.4 mi
12540 Lagrangeville, NY 9.4 mi
12594 Wingdale, NY 9.6 mi
10509 Brewster, NY 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12531?

12531 is in Holmes, New York, in Dutchess County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5405, -73.6716.

What county is 12531 in?

12531 spans 2 counties: Dutchess County and Putnam County. Most of it falls in Dutchess County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 12531?

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

What time zone is 12531 in?

12531 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12531?

About 2,337 people live in ZIP code 12531, in 881 households, at 134.1 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 12531?

$129,028 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12531?

The closest are 12582 (2.8 mi), 12563 (5.2 mi), 12564 (5.4 mi), 12533 (6.1 mi) and 12570 (6.5 mi).

Is 12531 a PO Box ZIP code?

12531 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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