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12550

ZIP 12550 is in Newburgh, New York, in Orange County; area codes 845, 914 and 329; Eastern time. Newburgh has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 12551, 12552 and 12555.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange
Population
55,152
Coordinates
41.5396, -74.0572
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Where 12550 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12550
  • 🔢 Type 12550 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,550 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 251. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000100000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12549 (Montgomery, NY, 10 mi away) and 12551 (Newburgh, NY, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12550 becomes 05521, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01255, 01525, 02155, 05152, 05251, 10552, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51052 in Salix, IA, 1,140 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,286 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12550 and you would come out at 41.54°S, 105.94°E — 859 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 34.7 square miles of land, 12550 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population55,152This ZIP55,152
Households20,401This ZIP20,401
Housing units22,360This ZIP22,360
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$85,697This ZIP$85,697New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$340,900This ZIP$340,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,572This ZIP$1,572New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%This ZIP27.0%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density1,590.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,590.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,595This ZIP1,595
Employees22,367This ZIP22,367
Annual payroll$1,059,052,000This ZIP$1,059,052,000
Tax returns filed27,160This ZIP27,160
Total adjusted gross income$1,890,810,000This ZIP$1,890,810,000

Land area

Land area34.68 sq miThis ZIP34.68 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi

Other place names in 12550

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ZIP codes near 12550

ZIPCityDistance
12551 Newburgh, NY 3.5 mi
12552 Newburgh, NY 3.5 mi
12555 Newburgh, NY 3.5 mi
12512 Chelsea, NY 5.0 mi
12511 Castle Point, NY 5.1 mi
12584 Vails Gate, NY 5.2 mi
12553 New Windsor, NY 5.5 mi
12542 Marlboro, NY 5.6 mi
12508 Beacon, NY 6.1 mi
12586 Walden, NY 6.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12550?

12550 is in Newburgh, New York, in Orange County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5396, -74.0572.

What county is 12550 in?

12550 lies in Orange County.

What area code is 12550?

Newburgh uses area codes 845, 914 and 329, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12550 in?

12550 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12550?

About 55,152 people live in ZIP code 12550, in 20,401 households, at 1,590.4 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 12550?

$85,697 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12550?

The closest are 12551 (3.5 mi), 12552 (3.5 mi), 12555 (3.5 mi), 12512 (5 mi) and 12511 (5.1 mi).

Is 12550 a PO Box ZIP code?

12550 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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