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12603

ZIP 12603 is in Poughkeepsie, New York, in Dutchess County; area codes 845, 914 and 329; Eastern time. Poughkeepsie has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 12601, 12602 and 12604.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dutchess
Population
42,304
Coordinates
41.6759, -73.8645
☼ Live from 12603 — Poughkeepsie, NY

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Where 12603 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12603
  • 🔢 Type 12603 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOgZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,603 = 3 × 4201. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000100111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12602 (Poughkeepsie, NY, 9 mi away) and 12604 (Poughkeepsie, NY, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12603 becomes 30621 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bishop, GA, 755 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01236, 01263, 02136, 02163, 02361, 02631, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32610 in Gainesville, FL, 957 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,295 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12603 and you would come out at 41.68°S, 106.14°E — 859 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 31.9 square miles of land, 12603 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,304This ZIP42,304
Households16,919This ZIP16,919
Housing units17,322This ZIP17,322
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$103,538This ZIP$103,538New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$368,900This ZIP$368,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,727This ZIP$1,727New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.5%This ZIP47.5%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density1,327.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,327.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments967This ZIP967
Employees9,339This ZIP9,339
Annual payroll$484,715,000This ZIP$484,715,000
Tax returns filed22,430This ZIP22,430
Total adjusted gross income$2,072,431,000This ZIP$2,072,431,000

Land area

Land area31.88 sq miThis ZIP31.88 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 12603

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ZIP codes near 12603

ZIPCityDistance
12604 Poughkeepsie, NY 1.8 mi
12601 Poughkeepsie, NY 3.2 mi
12510 Billings, NY 5.2 mi
12569 Pleasant Valley, NY 5.5 mi
12590 Wappingers Falls, NY 5.6 mi
12547 Milton, NY 6.4 mi
12540 Lagrangeville, NY 7.2 mi
12528 Highland, NY 7.2 mi
12537 Hughsonville, NY 7.4 mi
12538 Hyde Park, NY 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12603?

12603 is in Poughkeepsie, New York, in Dutchess County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6759, -73.8645.

What county is 12603 in?

12603 lies in Dutchess County.

What area code is 12603?

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

What time zone is 12603 in?

12603 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12603?

About 42,304 people live in ZIP code 12603, in 16,919 households, at 1,327.1 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 12603?

$103,538 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12603?

The closest are 12604 (1.8 mi), 12601 (3.2 mi), 12510 (5.2 mi), 12569 (5.5 mi) and 12590 (5.6 mi).

Is 12603 a PO Box ZIP code?

12603 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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