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12434

ZIP 12434 is Grand Gorge, New York, in Delaware County; area code 607; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Delaware
Metro area
none
Population
944
Coordinates
42.3624, -74.5087
☼ Live from 12434 — Grand Gorge, NY

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Where 12434 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12434
  • 🔢 Type 12434 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEhZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,434 = 2 × 6217. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12433 (Glenford, NY, 31 mi away) and 12435 (Greenfield Park, NY, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12434 becomes 43421, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12443, 13244, 13424, 13442, 14423, 14432, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34142 in Immokalee, FL, 1,173 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,261 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12434 and you would come out at 42.36°S, 105.49°E — 917 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 10.9 square miles of land, 12434 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population944This ZIP944
Households447This ZIP447
Housing units574This ZIP574
Median age53.0This ZIP53.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$48,656This ZIP$48,656New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$196,300This ZIP$196,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$744This ZIP$744New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%This ZIP17.8%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density87.0 / sq miThis ZIP87.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees69This ZIP69
Annual payroll$2,138,000This ZIP$2,138,000
Tax returns filed310This ZIP310
Total adjusted gross income$16,780,000This ZIP$16,780,000

Land area

Land area10.86 sq miThis ZIP10.86 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12434

ZIPCityDistance
12167 Stamford, NY 6.2 mi
12076 Gilboa, NY 6.6 mi
12131 North Blenheim, NY 6.7 mi
12474 Roxbury, NY 6.7 mi
12468 Prattsville, NY 7.0 mi
12421 Denver, NY 7.4 mi
13788 Hobart, NY 8.2 mi
12407 Ashland, NY 8.8 mi
13842 South Kortright, NY 10.9 mi
12093 Jefferson, NY 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12434?

12434 is in Grand Gorge, New York, in Delaware County. Its published point location is 42.3624, -74.5087.

What county is 12434 in?

12434 lies in Delaware County.

What area code is 12434?

Grand Gorge uses area code 607, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12434 in?

12434 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12434?

About 944 people live in ZIP code 12434, in 447 households, at 87.0 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 12434?

$48,656 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12434?

The closest are 12167 (6.2 mi), 12076 (6.6 mi), 12131 (6.7 mi), 12474 (6.7 mi) and 12468 (7 mi).

Is 12434 a PO Box ZIP code?

12434 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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