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12409

ZIP 12409 is Bearsville, New York, in Ulster County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ulster
Metro area
Kingston, NY
Population
865
Coordinates
42.0555, -74.1654
☼ Live from 12409 — Bearsville, NY

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Where 12409 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12409
  • 🔢 Type 12409 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOhZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 12409 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000001111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12407 (Ashland, NY, 19 mi away) and 12410 (Big Indian, NY, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12409 becomes 90421, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02149, 02914, 04219, 04291, 04912, 04921, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09142 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,919 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,279 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12409 and you would come out at 42.06°S, 105.83°E — 889 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 17.7 square miles of land, 12409 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population865This ZIP865
Households478This ZIP478
Housing units680This ZIP680
Median age61.6This ZIP61.6New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$116,280This ZIP$116,280New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$708,900This ZIP$708,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher68.8%This ZIP68.8%
Mean commute17.9 minThis ZIP17.9 min
Population density49.0 / sq miThis ZIP49.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees65This ZIP65
Annual payroll$4,840,000This ZIP$4,840,000
Tax returns filed530This ZIP530
Total adjusted gross income$83,185,000This ZIP$83,185,000

Land area

Land area17.67 sq miThis ZIP17.67 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Other place names in 12409

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ZIP codes near 12409

ZIPCityDistance
12448 Lake Hill, NY 2.5 mi
12498 Woodstock, NY 2.9 mi
12433 Glenford, NY 3.5 mi
12457 Mount Tremper, NY 4.3 mi
12495 Willow, NY 4.5 mi
12481 Shokan, NY 6.3 mi
12491 West Hurley, NY 6.4 mi
12412 Boiceville, NY 6.5 mi
12416 Chichester, NY 6.5 mi
12450 Lanesville, NY 6.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12409?

12409 is in Bearsville, New York, in Ulster County, part of the Kingston, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0555, -74.1654.

What county is 12409 in?

12409 lies in Ulster County.

What area code is 12409?

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

What time zone is 12409 in?

12409 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12409?

About 865 people live in ZIP code 12409, in 478 households, at 49.0 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 12409?

$116,280 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12409?

The closest are 12448 (2.5 mi), 12498 (2.9 mi), 12433 (3.5 mi), 12457 (4.3 mi) and 12495 (4.5 mi).

Is 12409 a PO Box ZIP code?

12409 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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