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12553

ZIP 12553 is New Windsor, New York, in Orange County; area codes 845 and 329; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange
Population
27,384
Coordinates
41.4604, -74.0719
☼ Live from 12553 — New Windsor, NY

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Where 12553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12553
  • 🔢 Type 12553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 12553 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000100001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12552 (Newburgh, NY, 4 mi away) and 12555 (Newburgh, NY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12553 becomes 35521, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15235, 15253, 15325, 15352, 15532, 23155, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51235 in Doon, IA, 1,134 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,285 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12553 and you would come out at 41.46°S, 105.93°E — 856 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 24.2 square miles of land, 12553 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,384This ZIP27,384
Households10,829This ZIP10,829
Housing units11,432This ZIP11,432
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$92,757This ZIP$92,757New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$362,300This ZIP$362,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,625This ZIP$1,625New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.2%This ZIP37.2%
Mean commute37.4 minThis ZIP37.4 min
Population density1,133.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,133.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments681This ZIP681
Employees9,913This ZIP9,913
Annual payroll$554,308,000This ZIP$554,308,000
Tax returns filed13,940This ZIP13,940
Total adjusted gross income$1,110,302,000This ZIP$1,110,302,000

Land area

Land area24.17 sq miThis ZIP24.17 sq mi
Water area1.03 sq miThis ZIP1.03 sq mi

Other place names in 12553

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ZIP codes near 12553

ZIPCityDistance
12584 Vails Gate, NY 0.7 mi
12518 Cornwall, NY 3.4 mi
12577 Salisbury Mills, NY 3.6 mi
10953 Mountainville, NY 3.8 mi
12551 Newburgh, NY 4.4 mi
12552 Newburgh, NY 4.4 mi
12555 Newburgh, NY 4.4 mi
12520 Cornwall On Hudson, NY 4.5 mi
12575 Rock Tavern, NY 4.8 mi
10992 Washingtonville, NY 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12553?

12553 is in New Windsor, New York, in Orange County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4604, -74.0719.

What county is 12553 in?

12553 lies in Orange County.

What area code is 12553?

New Windsor uses area codes 845 and 329, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12553 in?

12553 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12553?

About 27,384 people live in ZIP code 12553, in 10,829 households, at 1,133.2 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 12553?

$92,757 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12553?

The closest are 12584 (0.7 mi), 12518 (3.4 mi), 12577 (3.6 mi), 10953 (3.8 mi) and 12551 (4.4 mi).

Is 12553 a PO Box ZIP code?

12553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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