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12541

ZIP 12541 is Livingston, New York, in Columbia County; Eastern time.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbia
Metro area
Hudson, NY
Coordinates
42.1421, -73.7574

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 12534, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 12541 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12541
  • 🔢 Type 12541 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 12541 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12540 (Lagrangeville, NY, 33 mi away) and 12542 (Marlboro, NY, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12541 becomes 14521 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ovid, NY, 160 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11245, 11425, 11542, 12154, 12451, 12514, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51241 in Larchwood, IA, 1,151 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,300 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12541 and you would come out at 42.14°S, 106.24°E — 880 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
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Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$1,587,000This ZIP$1,587,000

Land area

ZIP codes near 12541

ZIPCityDistance
12523 Elizaville, NY 3.8 mi
12526 Germantown, NY 5.4 mi
12513 Claverack, NY 5.7 mi
12534 Hudson, NY 5.8 mi
12521 Craryville, NY 5.8 mi
12530 Hollowville, NY 5.8 mi
12502 Ancram, NY 6.1 mi
12583 Tivoli, NY 8.6 mi
12490 West Camp, NY 8.7 mi
12565 Philmont, NY 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12541?

12541 is in Livingston, New York, in Columbia County, part of the Hudson, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1421, -73.7574.

What county is 12541 in?

12541 lies in Columbia County.

What time zone is 12541 in?

12541 uses America/New_York.

What ZIP codes are near 12541?

The closest are 12523 (3.8 mi), 12526 (5.4 mi), 12513 (5.7 mi), 12534 (5.8 mi) and 12521 (5.8 mi).

Is 12541 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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