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12549

ZIP 12549 is Montgomery, New York, in Orange County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange
Population
10,745
Coordinates
41.5280, -74.2594
☼ Live from 12549 — Montgomery, NY

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Where 12549 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12549
  • 🔢 Type 12549 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,549 = 3 × 47 × 89. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000100000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12548 (Modena, NY, 12 mi away) and 12550 (Newburgh, NY, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12549 becomes 94521 — and that is a real ZIP code: Concord, CA, 2,515 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12459, 12495, 12594, 12945, 14529, 14592, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95412 in Annapolis, CA, 2,564 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,276 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12549 and you would come out at 41.53°S, 105.74°E — 866 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 38.7 square miles of land, 12549 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,745This ZIP10,745
Households3,650This ZIP3,650
Housing units3,922This ZIP3,922
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$122,734This ZIP$122,734New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$407,900This ZIP$407,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,633This ZIP$1,633New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.2%This ZIP33.2%
Mean commute33.4 minThis ZIP33.4 min
Population density277.3 / sq miThis ZIP277.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments339This ZIP339
Employees6,783This ZIP6,783
Annual payroll$336,596,000This ZIP$336,596,000
Tax returns filed5,280This ZIP5,280
Total adjusted gross income$512,278,000This ZIP$512,278,000

Land area

Land area38.75 sq miThis ZIP38.75 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi

Other place names in 12549

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

ZIP codes near 12549

ZIPCityDistance
12543 Maybrook, NY 3.4 mi
10915 Bullville, NY 5.1 mi
10941 Middletown, NY 5.1 mi
12586 Walden, NY 5.2 mi
10916 Campbell Hall, NY 5.5 mi
12575 Rock Tavern, NY 6.0 mi
10985 Thompson Ridge, NY 6.1 mi
10919 Circleville, NY 6.6 mi
12722 Burlingham, NY 7.4 mi
12566 Pine Bush, NY 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12549?

12549 is in Montgomery, New York, in Orange County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5280, -74.2594.

What county is 12549 in?

12549 lies in Orange County.

What area code is 12549?

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

What time zone is 12549 in?

12549 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12549?

About 10,745 people live in ZIP code 12549, in 3,650 households, at 277.3 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 12549?

$122,734 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12549?

The closest are 12543 (3.4 mi), 10915 (5.1 mi), 10941 (5.1 mi), 12586 (5.2 mi) and 10916 (5.5 mi).

Is 12549 a PO Box ZIP code?

12549 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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