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12440

ZIP 12440 is High Falls, New York, in Ulster County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ulster
Metro area
Kingston, NY
Population
1,826
Coordinates
41.7812, -74.1729
☼ Live from 12440 — High Falls, NY

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Where 12440 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12440
  • 🔢 Type 12440 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhhZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,440 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 311. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12439 (Hensonville, NY, 34 mi away) and 12441 (Highmount, NY, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12440 becomes 04421 — and that is a real ZIP code: Castine, ME, 326 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01244, 02144, 04124, 04241, 04412, 04421, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42041 in Fulton, KY, 865 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,279 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12440 and you would come out at 41.78°S, 105.83°E — 876 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 20.0 square miles of land, 12440 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,826This ZIP1,826
Households743This ZIP743
Housing units798This ZIP798
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$106,553This ZIP$106,553New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$346,200This ZIP$346,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher54.3%This ZIP54.3%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density91.1 / sq miThis ZIP91.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments64This ZIP64
Employees399This ZIP399
Annual payroll$16,594,000This ZIP$16,594,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$102,812,000This ZIP$102,812,000

Land area

Land area20.05 sq miThis ZIP20.05 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Other place names in 12440

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ZIP codes near 12440

ZIPCityDistance
12404 Accord, NY 4.2 mi
12561 New Paltz, NY 4.5 mi
12484 Stone Ridge, NY 5.6 mi
12419 Cottekill, NY 6.6 mi
12525 Gardiner, NY 6.6 mi
12486 Tillson, NY 6.6 mi
12472 Rosendale, NY 7.2 mi
12446 Kerhonkson, NY 7.3 mi
12471 Rifton, NY 7.8 mi
12515 Clintondale, NY 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12440?

12440 is in High Falls, New York, in Ulster County, part of the Kingston, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7812, -74.1729.

What county is 12440 in?

12440 lies in Ulster County.

What area code is 12440?

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

What time zone is 12440 in?

12440 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12440?

About 1,826 people live in ZIP code 12440, in 743 households, at 91.1 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 12440?

$106,553 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12440?

The closest are 12404 (4.2 mi), 12561 (4.5 mi), 12484 (5.6 mi), 12419 (6.6 mi) and 12525 (6.6 mi).

Is 12440 a PO Box ZIP code?

12440 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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