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12592

ZIP 12592 is Wassaic, New York, in Dutchess County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dutchess
Population
1,226
Coordinates
41.7839, -73.5489
☼ Live from 12592 — Wassaic, NY

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Where 12592 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12592
  • 🔢 Type 12592 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZGSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,592 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 787. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000100110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12590 (Wappingers Falls, NY, 22 mi away) and 12594 (Wingdale, NY, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12592 becomes 29521, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12529, 12952, 15229, 15922, 19522, 21529, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95122 in San Jose, CA, 2,557 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,311 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12592 and you would come out at 41.78°S, 106.45°E — 854 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 14.9 square miles of land, 12592 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,226This ZIP1,226
Households435This ZIP435
Housing units543This ZIP543
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$71,696This ZIP$71,696New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$267,500This ZIP$267,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$858This ZIP$858New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density82.5 / sq miThis ZIP82.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees182This ZIP182
Annual payroll$11,244,000This ZIP$11,244,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$40,689,000This ZIP$40,689,000

Land area

Land area14.85 sq miThis ZIP14.85 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 12592

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ZIP codes near 12592

ZIPCityDistance
12501 Amenia, NY 4.8 mi
12522 Dover Plains, NY 5.1 mi
06757 Kent, CT 5.2 mi
12545 Millbrook, NY 6.6 mi
06785 South Kent, CT 7.3 mi
06069 Sharon, CT 7.4 mi
12585 Verbank, NY 8.4 mi
12594 Wingdale, NY 8.8 mi
06754 Cornwall Bridge, CT 9.5 mi
12506 Bangall, NY 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12592?

12592 is in Wassaic, New York, in Dutchess County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7839, -73.5489.

What county is 12592 in?

12592 lies in Dutchess County.

What area code is 12592?

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

What time zone is 12592 in?

12592 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12592?

About 1,226 people live in ZIP code 12592, in 435 households, at 82.5 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 12592?

$71,696 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12592?

The closest are 12501 (4.8 mi), 12522 (5.1 mi), 06757 (5.2 mi), 12545 (6.6 mi) and 06785 (7.3 mi).

Is 12592 a PO Box ZIP code?

12592 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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