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12538

ZIP 12538 is Hyde Park, New York, in Dutchess County; area codes 845 and 329; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dutchess
Population
14,391
Coordinates
41.7922, -73.8938
☼ Live from 12538 — Hyde Park, NY

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Where 12538 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12538
  • 🔢 Type 12538 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BESZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,538 = 2 × 6269. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12537 (Hughsonville, NY, 15 mi away) and 12540 (Lagrangeville, NY, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12538 becomes 83521, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12583, 12835, 12853, 13825, 15238, 15283, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85321 in Ajo, AZ, 2,209 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,294 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12538 and you would come out at 41.79°S, 106.11°E — 866 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 25.5 square miles of land, 12538 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,391This ZIP14,391
Households5,368This ZIP5,368
Housing units5,625This ZIP5,625
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$86,230This ZIP$86,230New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$322,100This ZIP$322,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,232This ZIP$1,232New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.8%This ZIP31.8%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density564.6 / sq miThis ZIP564.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments284This ZIP284
Employees3,022This ZIP3,022
Annual payroll$149,397,000This ZIP$149,397,000
Tax returns filed6,810This ZIP6,810
Total adjusted gross income$569,853,000This ZIP$569,853,000

Land area

Land area25.49 sq miThis ZIP25.49 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 12538

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

ZIP codes near 12538

ZIPCityDistance
12493 West Park, NY 4.0 mi
12429 Esopus, NY 4.5 mi
12578 Salt Point, NY 5.0 mi
12580 Staatsburg, NY 5.1 mi
12601 Poughkeepsie, NY 5.9 mi
12569 Pleasant Valley, NY 6.6 mi
12604 Poughkeepsie, NY 7.2 mi
12528 Highland, NY 7.5 mi
12487 Ulster Park, NY 7.6 mi
12602 Poughkeepsie, NY 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12538?

12538 is in Hyde Park, New York, in Dutchess County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7922, -73.8938.

What county is 12538 in?

12538 lies in Dutchess County.

What area code is 12538?

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

What time zone is 12538 in?

12538 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12538?

About 14,391 people live in ZIP code 12538, in 5,368 households, at 564.6 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 12538?

$86,230 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12538?

The closest are 12493 (4 mi), 12429 (4.5 mi), 12578 (5 mi), 12580 (5.1 mi) and 12601 (5.9 mi).

Is 12538 a PO Box ZIP code?

12538 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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