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Where 12427 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 12427 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZhZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,427 = 17 × 17 × 43. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010001011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12424 (East Jewett, NY, 7 mi away) and 12428 (Ellenville, NY, 33 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12427 becomes 72421 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cash, AR, 1,004 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12247, 12472, 12724, 12742, 14227, 14272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71422 in Dodson, LA, 1,232 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
- 🎯1,281 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12427 and you would come out at 42.15°S, 105.88°E — 893 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
- 📏 At 38.6 square miles of land, 12427 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 935This ZIP935 |
|---|---|
| Households | 111This ZIP111 |
| Housing units | 323This ZIP323 |
| Median age | 35.6This ZIP35.6New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $375,500This ZIP$375,500New York$423,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 44.4%This ZIP44.4% |
| Mean commute | 15.2 minThis ZIP15.2 min |
| Population density | 24.2 / sq miThis ZIP24.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 7This ZIP7 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 11This ZIP11 |
| Annual payroll | $531,000This ZIP$531,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 240This ZIP240 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $12,612,000This ZIP$12,612,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 38.59 sq miThis ZIP38.59 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 12427
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12485 | Tannersville, NY | 4.4 mi |
12436 | Haines Falls, NY | 4.9 mi |
12450 | Lanesville, NY | 5.1 mi |
12448 | Lake Hill, NY | 6.3 mi |
12463 | Palenville, NY | 6.5 mi |
12424 | East Jewett, NY | 6.7 mi |
12409 | Bearsville, NY | 6.9 mi |
12498 | Woodstock, NY | 7.3 mi |
12495 | Willow, NY | 7.8 mi |
12477 | Saugerties, NY | 8.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12427?
12427 is in Elka Park, New York, in Greene County. Its published point location is 42.1507, -74.1241.
What county is 12427 in?
12427 lies in Greene County.
What time zone is 12427 in?
12427 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12427?
About 935 people live in ZIP code 12427, in 111 households, at 24.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 12427?
The closest are 12485 (4.4 mi), 12436 (4.9 mi), 12450 (5.1 mi), 12448 (6.3 mi) and 12463 (6.5 mi).
Is 12427 a PO Box ZIP code?
12427 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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