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12540

ZIP 12540 is Lagrangeville, New York, in Dutchess County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dutchess
Population
8,856
Coordinates
41.6712, -73.7249
☼ Live from 12540 — Lagrangeville, NY

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Where 12540 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12540
  • 🔢 Type 12540 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,540 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 11 × 19. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12538 (Hyde Park, NY, 12 mi away) and 12541 (Livingston, NY, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12540 becomes 04521, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01245, 01254, 01452, 01524, 01542, 02145, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51240 in Inwood, IA, 1,160 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,303 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12540 and you would come out at 41.67°S, 106.28°E — 854 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 35.3 square miles of land, 12540 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,856This ZIP8,856
Households3,084This ZIP3,084
Housing units3,235This ZIP3,235
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$111,320This ZIP$111,320New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$483,100This ZIP$483,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,348This ZIP$2,348New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%This ZIP39.3%
Mean commute37.7 minThis ZIP37.7 min
Population density250.9 / sq miThis ZIP250.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments205This ZIP205
Employees1,858This ZIP1,858
Annual payroll$98,084,000This ZIP$98,084,000
Tax returns filed3,940This ZIP3,940
Total adjusted gross income$518,033,000This ZIP$518,033,000

Land area

Land area35.29 sq miThis ZIP35.29 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Other place names in 12540

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

ZIP codes near 12540

ZIPCityDistance
12510 Billings, NY 2.0 mi
12570 Poughquag, NY 3.7 mi
12585 Verbank, NY 4.2 mi
12569 Pleasant Valley, NY 5.6 mi
12602 Poughkeepsie, NY 6.2 mi
12603 Poughkeepsie, NY 7.2 mi
12522 Dover Plains, NY 7.3 mi
12594 Wingdale, NY 7.9 mi
12533 Hopewell Junction, NY 8.3 mi
12545 Millbrook, NY 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12540?

12540 is in Lagrangeville, New York, in Dutchess County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6712, -73.7249.

What county is 12540 in?

12540 lies in Dutchess County.

What area code is 12540?

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

What time zone is 12540 in?

12540 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12540?

About 8,856 people live in ZIP code 12540, in 3,084 households, at 250.9 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 12540?

$111,320 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12540?

The closest are 12510 (2 mi), 12570 (3.7 mi), 12585 (4.2 mi), 12569 (5.6 mi) and 12602 (6.2 mi).

Is 12540 a PO Box ZIP code?

12540 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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