12429
ZIP 12429 is Esopus, New York, in Ulster County; area code 845; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Ulster
- Metro area
- Kingston, NY
- Population
- 185
- Coordinates
- 41.8333, -73.9610
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Where 12429 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 12429 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZhZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,429 = 3 × 3 × 1381. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010001101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12428 (Ellenville, NY, 26 mi away) and 12430 (Fleischmanns, NY, 38 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12429 becomes 92421, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12249, 12492, 12924, 12942, 19422, 22194, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94122 in San Francisco, CA, 2,557 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
- 🎯1,290 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12429 and you would come out at 41.83°S, 106.04°E — 871 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
- 📏 At 0.699 square miles of land, 12429 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 338 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 185This ZIP185 |
|---|---|
| Households | 46This ZIP46 |
| Housing units | 46This ZIP46 |
| Median age | 33.0This ZIP33.0New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.9%This ZIP16.9% |
| Population density | 264.7 / sq miThis ZIP264.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 12This ZIP12 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 41This ZIP41 |
| Annual payroll | $1,477,000This ZIP$1,477,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.70 sq miThis ZIP0.70 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 12429
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12493 | West Park, NY | 2.7 mi |
12487 | Ulster Park, NY | 3.2 mi |
12471 | Rifton, NY | 4.2 mi |
12538 | Hyde Park, NY | 4.5 mi |
12580 | Staatsburg, NY | 5.1 mi |
12411 | Bloomington, NY | 5.1 mi |
12466 | Port Ewen, NY | 5.2 mi |
12417 | Connelly, NY | 5.3 mi |
12486 | Tillson, NY | 5.3 mi |
12472 | Rosendale, NY | 5.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12429?
12429 is in Esopus, New York, in Ulster County, part of the Kingston, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8333, -73.9610.
What county is 12429 in?
12429 lies in Ulster County.
What area code is 12429?
Esopus uses area code 845, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12429 in?
12429 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12429?
About 185 people live in ZIP code 12429, in 46 households, at 264.7 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 12429?
The closest are 12493 (2.7 mi), 12487 (3.2 mi), 12471 (4.2 mi), 12538 (4.5 mi) and 12580 (5.1 mi).
Is 12429 a PO Box ZIP code?
12429 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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