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12578

ZIP 12578 is Salt Point, New York, in Dutchess County; area codes 845, 914 and 329; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dutchess
Population
2,249
Coordinates
41.8063, -73.7976
☼ Live from 12578 — Salt Point, NY

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Where 12578 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12578
  • 🔢 Type 12578 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,578 = 2 × 19 × 331. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000100100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12577 (Salisbury Mills, NY, 31 mi away) and 12580 (Staatsburg, NY, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12578 becomes 87521 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chamisal, NM, 1,746 miles away.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12758, 12785, 12857, 15278, 15728, 15827, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85172 in Stanfield, AZ, 2,164 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,298 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12578 and you would come out at 41.81°S, 106.20°E — 864 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 14.4 square miles of land, 12578 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,249This ZIP2,249
Households885This ZIP885
Housing units951This ZIP951
Median age47.9This ZIP47.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$108,194This ZIP$108,194New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$372,800This ZIP$372,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,658This ZIP$1,658New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.5%This ZIP37.5%
Mean commute35.4 minThis ZIP35.4 min
Population density155.7 / sq miThis ZIP155.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments67This ZIP67
Employees509This ZIP509
Annual payroll$34,968,000This ZIP$34,968,000
Tax returns filed1,160This ZIP1,160
Total adjusted gross income$136,803,000This ZIP$136,803,000

Land area

Land area14.44 sq miThis ZIP14.44 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 12578

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ZIP codes near 12578

ZIPCityDistance
12602 Poughkeepsie, NY 4.2 mi
12569 Pleasant Valley, NY 5.0 mi
12538 Hyde Park, NY 5.0 mi
12514 Clinton Corners, NY 5.2 mi
12580 Staatsburg, NY 5.5 mi
12545 Millbrook, NY 6.3 mi
12506 Bangall, NY 7.3 mi
12585 Verbank, NY 7.8 mi
12581 Stanfordville, NY 8.3 mi
12429 Esopus, NY 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12578?

12578 is in Salt Point, New York, in Dutchess County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8063, -73.7976.

What county is 12578 in?

12578 lies in Dutchess County.

What area code is 12578?

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

What time zone is 12578 in?

12578 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12578?

About 2,249 people live in ZIP code 12578, in 885 households, at 155.7 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 12578?

$108,194 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12578?

The closest are 12602 (4.2 mi), 12569 (5 mi), 12538 (5 mi), 12514 (5.2 mi) and 12580 (5.5 mi).

Is 12578 a PO Box ZIP code?

12578 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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