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12543

ZIP 12543 is Maybrook, New York, in Orange County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange
Population
3,190
Coordinates
41.4859, -74.2235
☼ Live from 12543 — Maybrook, NY

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Where 12543 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12543
  • 🔢 Type 12543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,543 = 3 × 37 × 113. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12542 (Marlboro, NY, 14 mi away) and 12544 (Mellenville, NY, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12543 becomes 34521, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12345, 12435, 12453, 12534, 13425, 13452, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51234 in Boyden, IA, 1,116 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,278 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12543 and you would come out at 41.49°S, 105.78°E — 862 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 12543 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,190This ZIP3,190
Households1,553This ZIP1,553
Housing units1,640This ZIP1,640
Median age51.4This ZIP51.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$75,583This ZIP$75,583New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$257,500This ZIP$257,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,507This ZIP$1,507New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%This ZIP24.4%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density2,080.9 / sq miThis ZIP2,080.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees621This ZIP621
Annual payroll$25,271,000This ZIP$25,271,000
Tax returns filed1,570This ZIP1,570
Total adjusted gross income$100,728,000This ZIP$100,728,000

Land area

Land area1.53 sq miThis ZIP1.53 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 12543

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ZIP codes near 12543

ZIPCityDistance
10916 Campbell Hall, NY 2.8 mi
12575 Rock Tavern, NY 3.3 mi
12549 Montgomery, NY 3.4 mi
10914 Blooming Grove, NY 4.9 mi
10992 Washingtonville, NY 5.1 mi
12586 Walden, NY 6.1 mi
10941 Middletown, NY 6.3 mi
12577 Salisbury Mills, NY 7.1 mi
10915 Bullville, NY 7.9 mi
12553 New Windsor, NY 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12543?

12543 is in Maybrook, New York, in Orange County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4859, -74.2235.

What county is 12543 in?

12543 lies in Orange County.

What area code is 12543?

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

What time zone is 12543 in?

12543 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12543?

About 3,190 people live in ZIP code 12543, in 1,553 households, at 2,080.9 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 12543?

$75,583 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12543?

The closest are 10916 (2.8 mi), 12575 (3.3 mi), 12549 (3.4 mi), 10914 (4.9 mi) and 10992 (5.1 mi).

Is 12543 a PO Box ZIP code?

12543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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