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12428

ZIP 12428 is Ellenville, New York, in Ulster County; area codes 845 and 329; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ulster
Metro area
Kingston, NY
Population
6,995
Coordinates
41.7344, -74.4572
☼ Live from 12428 — Ellenville, NY

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Where 12428 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12428
  • 🔢 Type 12428 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZhZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,428 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 239. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12427 (Elka Park, NY, 33 mi away) and 12429 (Esopus, NY, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12428 becomes 82421 — and that is a real ZIP code: Deaver, WY, 1,718 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12248, 12482, 12824, 12842, 14228, 14822, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84122 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,933 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,265 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12428 and you would come out at 41.73°S, 105.54°E — 883 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 55.1 square miles of land, 12428 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,995This ZIP6,995
Households2,842This ZIP2,842
Housing units3,727This ZIP3,727
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$63,145This ZIP$63,145New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$238,400This ZIP$238,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,251This ZIP$1,251New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%This ZIP24.7%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density127.0 / sq miThis ZIP127.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments162This ZIP162
Employees1,661This ZIP1,661
Annual payroll$74,865,000This ZIP$74,865,000
Tax returns filed2,750This ZIP2,750
Total adjusted gross income$159,317,000This ZIP$159,317,000

Land area

Land area55.09 sq miThis ZIP55.09 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Other place names in 12428

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ZIP codes near 12428

ZIPCityDistance
12435 Greenfield Park, NY 2.5 mi
12483 Spring Glen, NY 4.1 mi
12763 Mountain Dale, NY 4.5 mi
12420 Cragsmoor, NY 5.2 mi
12769 Phillipsport, NY 5.2 mi
12489 Wawarsing, NY 5.6 mi
12458 Napanoch, NY 6.3 mi
12789 Woodridge, NY 6.4 mi
12788 Woodbourne, NY 8.1 mi
12588 Walker Valley, NY 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12428?

12428 is in Ellenville, New York, in Ulster County, part of the Kingston, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7344, -74.4572.

What county is 12428 in?

12428 lies in Ulster County.

What area code is 12428?

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

What time zone is 12428 in?

12428 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12428?

About 6,995 people live in ZIP code 12428, in 2,842 households, at 127.0 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 12428?

$63,145 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12428?

The closest are 12435 (2.5 mi), 12483 (4.1 mi), 12763 (4.5 mi), 12420 (5.2 mi) and 12769 (5.2 mi).

Is 12428 a PO Box ZIP code?

12428 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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