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12572

ZIP 12572 is Rhinebeck, New York, in Dutchess County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dutchess
Population
8,869
Coordinates
41.9249, -73.8637
☼ Live from 12572 — Rhinebeck, NY

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Where 12572 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12572
  • 🔢 Type 12572 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,572 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 449. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000100011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12571 (Red Hook, NY, 6 mi away) and 12574 (Rhinecliff, NY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12572 becomes 27521 — and that is a real ZIP code: Coats, NC, 519 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12257, 12527, 12725, 12752, 15227, 15272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75212 in Dallas, TX, 1,407 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,295 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12572 and you would come out at 41.92°S, 106.14°E — 872 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 51.0 square miles of land, 12572 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,869This ZIP8,869
Households4,181This ZIP4,181
Housing units4,785This ZIP4,785
Median age57.7This ZIP57.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$94,859This ZIP$94,859New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$483,100This ZIP$483,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,645This ZIP$1,645New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.4%This ZIP52.4%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density173.8 / sq miThis ZIP173.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments424This ZIP424
Employees4,634This ZIP4,634
Annual payroll$261,527,000This ZIP$261,527,000
Tax returns filed4,580This ZIP4,580
Total adjusted gross income$982,111,000This ZIP$982,111,000

Land area

Land area51.04 sq miThis ZIP51.04 sq mi
Water area1.02 sq miThis ZIP1.02 sq mi

Other place names in 12572

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

ZIP codes near 12572

ZIPCityDistance
12574 Rhinecliff, NY 4.2 mi
12580 Staatsburg, NY 4.3 mi
12466 Port Ewen, NY 6.0 mi
12514 Clinton Corners, NY 6.1 mi
12571 Red Hook, NY 6.1 mi
12507 Barrytown, NY 6.4 mi
12417 Connelly, NY 6.7 mi
12402 Kingston, NY 6.9 mi
12504 Annandale On Hudson, NY 7.2 mi
12487 Ulster Park, NY 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12572?

12572 is in Rhinebeck, New York, in Dutchess County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9249, -73.8637.

What county is 12572 in?

12572 lies in Dutchess County.

What area code is 12572?

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

What time zone is 12572 in?

12572 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12572?

About 8,869 people live in ZIP code 12572, in 4,181 households, at 173.8 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 12572?

$94,859 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12572?

The closest are 12574 (4.2 mi), 12580 (4.3 mi), 12466 (6 mi), 12514 (6.1 mi) and 12571 (6.1 mi).

Is 12572 a PO Box ZIP code?

12572 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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