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12574

ZIP 12574 is Rhinecliff, New York, in Dutchess County; area codes 845, 914 and 329; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dutchess
Population
619
Coordinates
41.9176, -73.9457
☼ Live from 12574 — Rhinecliff, NY

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Where 12574 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12574
  • 🔢 Type 12574 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,574 = 2 × 6287. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000100011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12572 (Rhinebeck, NY, 4 mi away) and 12575 (Rock Tavern, NY, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12574 becomes 47521 — and that is a real ZIP code: Celestine, IN, 716 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12457, 12475, 12547, 12745, 12754, 14527, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75241 in Dallas, TX, 1,401 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,291 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12574 and you would come out at 41.92°S, 106.05°E — 875 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 0.512 square miles of land, 12574 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 248 football fields.
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People and housing

Population619This ZIP619
Households263This ZIP263
Housing units308This ZIP308
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median home value$726,300This ZIP$726,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher64.8%This ZIP64.8%
Mean commute45.8 minThis ZIP45.8 min
Population density1,209.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,209.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees84This ZIP84
Annual payroll$1,638,000This ZIP$1,638,000

Land area

Land area0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 12574

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

ZIP codes near 12574

ZIPCityDistance
12466 Port Ewen, NY 1.8 mi
12417 Connelly, NY 2.4 mi
12402 Kingston, NY 2.7 mi
12572 Rhinebeck, NY 4.2 mi
12487 Ulster Park, NY 4.3 mi
12580 Staatsburg, NY 5.3 mi
12411 Bloomington, NY 5.5 mi
12449 Lake Katrine, NY 5.7 mi
12401 Kingston, NY 5.9 mi
12429 Esopus, NY 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12574?

12574 is in Rhinecliff, New York, in Dutchess County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9176, -73.9457.

What county is 12574 in?

12574 lies in Dutchess County.

What area code is 12574?

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

What time zone is 12574 in?

12574 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12574?

About 619 people live in ZIP code 12574, in 263 households, at 1,209.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 12574?

The closest are 12466 (1.8 mi), 12417 (2.4 mi), 12402 (2.7 mi), 12572 (4.2 mi) and 12487 (4.3 mi).

Is 12574 a PO Box ZIP code?

12574 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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