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12590

ZIP 12590 is Wappingers Falls, New York, in Dutchess County; area codes 845 and 329; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dutchess
Population
35,712
Coordinates
41.5964, -73.8888
☼ Live from 12590 — Wappingers Falls, NY

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Where 12590 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12590
  • 🔢 Type 12590 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,590 = 2 × 5 × 1259. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000100101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12589 (Wallkill, NY, 14 mi away) and 12592 (Wassaic, NY, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12590 becomes 09521, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01259, 01529, 01952, 02915, 09215, 09251, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09251 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,783 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,294 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12590 and you would come out at 41.60°S, 106.11°E — 856 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 34.8 square miles of land, 12590 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,712This ZIP35,712
Households14,540This ZIP14,540
Housing units14,866This ZIP14,866
Median age47.2This ZIP47.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$102,285This ZIP$102,285New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$400,300This ZIP$400,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,747This ZIP$1,747New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.5%This ZIP39.5%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density1,025.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,025.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments861This ZIP861
Employees8,213This ZIP8,213
Annual payroll$402,964,000This ZIP$402,964,000
Tax returns filed19,250This ZIP19,250
Total adjusted gross income$1,705,716,000This ZIP$1,705,716,000

Land area

Land area34.83 sq miThis ZIP34.83 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Other place names in 12590

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ZIP codes near 12590

ZIPCityDistance
12537 Hughsonville, NY 2.6 mi
12524 Fishkill, NY 4.4 mi
12512 Chelsea, NY 4.8 mi
12511 Castle Point, NY 5.0 mi
12603 Poughkeepsie, NY 5.6 mi
12533 Hopewell Junction, NY 5.8 mi
12527 Glenham, NY 5.9 mi
12604 Poughkeepsie, NY 6.4 mi
12542 Marlboro, NY 6.6 mi
12547 Milton, NY 6.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12590?

12590 is in Wappingers Falls, New York, in Dutchess County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5964, -73.8888.

What county is 12590 in?

12590 lies in Dutchess County.

What area code is 12590?

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

What time zone is 12590 in?

12590 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12590?

About 35,712 people live in ZIP code 12590, in 14,540 households, at 1,025.4 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 12590?

$102,285 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12590?

The closest are 12537 (2.6 mi), 12524 (4.4 mi), 12512 (4.8 mi), 12511 (5 mi) and 12603 (5.6 mi).

Is 12590 a PO Box ZIP code?

12590 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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