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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/12586

12586

ZIP 12586 is Walden, New York, in Orange County; area codes 845 and 329; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange
Population
12,971
Coordinates
41.5651, -74.1717
☼ Live from 12586 — Walden, NY

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Where 12586 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12586
  • 🔢 Type 12586 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,586 = 2 × 7 × 29 × 31. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000100101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12585 (Verbank, NY, 27 mi away) and 12588 (Walker Valley, NY, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12586 becomes 68521 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lincoln, NE, 1,169 miles away.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12568, 12856, 12865, 15268, 15286, 15628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85621 in Nogales, AZ, 2,140 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,280 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12586 and you would come out at 41.57°S, 105.83°E — 865 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 23.8 square miles of land, 12586 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,971This ZIP12,971
Households4,428This ZIP4,428
Housing units4,643This ZIP4,643
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$87,194This ZIP$87,194New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$348,400This ZIP$348,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,654This ZIP$1,654New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%This ZIP29.2%
Mean commute36.1 minThis ZIP36.1 min
Population density546.1 / sq miThis ZIP546.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments247This ZIP247
Employees1,656This ZIP1,656
Annual payroll$82,038,000This ZIP$82,038,000
Tax returns filed6,660This ZIP6,660
Total adjusted gross income$506,101,000This ZIP$506,101,000

Land area

Land area23.75 sq miThis ZIP23.75 sq mi
Water area1.00 sq miThis ZIP1.00 sq mi

Other place names in 12586

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

ZIP codes near 12586

ZIPCityDistance
12589 Wallkill, NY 4.1 mi
12549 Montgomery, NY 5.2 mi
12575 Rock Tavern, NY 5.5 mi
12543 Maybrook, NY 6.1 mi
12550 Newburgh, NY 6.2 mi
12568 Plattekill, NY 7.1 mi
12548 Modena, NY 7.4 mi
12525 Gardiner, NY 8.4 mi
12542 Marlboro, NY 8.8 mi
10916 Campbell Hall, NY 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12586?

12586 is in Walden, New York, in Orange County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5651, -74.1717.

What county is 12586 in?

12586 lies in Orange County.

What area code is 12586?

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

What time zone is 12586 in?

12586 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12586?

About 12,971 people live in ZIP code 12586, in 4,428 households, at 546.1 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 12586?

$87,194 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12586?

The closest are 12589 (4.1 mi), 12549 (5.2 mi), 12575 (5.5 mi), 12543 (6.1 mi) and 12550 (6.2 mi).

Is 12586 a PO Box ZIP code?

12586 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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