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Bethel ZIP code, New York

The ZIP code for Bethel, NY is 12720, and its area code is 845.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
447
Area code
845

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Bethel itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, White Lake (2.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Bethel in numbers

About 447 people live in Bethel, in 138 households. The median household income is $66,597 a year, 23% below the New York median of $85,974 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $424,100 (about the same as the New York median).

Population447Bethel447
Households138Bethel138
Median household income$66,597Bethel$66,597New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$424,100Bethel$424,100New York$423,800US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Bethel. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Bethel

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Bethel
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
12720 Bethel , NY Standard 447 $66,597 $424,100

Map of Bethel ZIP codes

12720

The ZIP codes of Bethel, NY, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Bethel

The nearest larger towns are Smallwood (693 people, 4.6 mi), Kauneonga Lake (461 people, 4.6 mi) and Narrowsburg (482 people, 8.3 mi).

Towns near Bethel
TownPopulationDistance
Monticello 7,279 11.0 mi
Liberty 5,142 13.2 mi
Rock Hill 2,546 16.2 mi
Honesdale, PA 4,467 18.7 mi
Port Jervis 8,652 21.5 mi
Matamoras, PA 2,539 21.9 mi
Pocono Woodland Lakes, PA 3,202 22.3 mi
Gold Key Lake, PA 2,563 23.0 mi
Hemlock Farms, PA 3,392 24.1 mi
Ellenville 4,211 28.1 mi
Middletown 30,289 28.3 mi
Mechanicstown 8,808 29.7 mi

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