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12463

ZIP 12463 is Palenville, New York, mostly in Greene County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Greene +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,373
Coordinates
42.1916, -74.0093
☼ Live from 12463 — Palenville, NY

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Where 12463 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12463
  • 🔢 Type 12463 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EghZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,463 = 11 × 11 × 103. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12461 (Olivebridge, NY, 23 mi away) and 12464 (Phoenicia, NY, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12463 becomes 36421 — and that is a real ZIP code: Andalusia, AL, 1,019 miles away.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12436, 13426, 13624, 13642, 14263, 14623, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34216 in Anna Maria, FL, 1,126 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,287 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12463 and you would come out at 42.19°S, 105.99°E — 891 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 7.5 square miles of land, 12463 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,373This ZIP1,373
Households614This ZIP614
Housing units748This ZIP748
Median age49.9This ZIP49.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median home value$259,800This ZIP$259,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,008This ZIP$1,008New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%This ZIP25.6%
Mean commute41.4 minThis ZIP41.4 min
Population density184.2 / sq miThis ZIP184.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees63This ZIP63
Annual payroll$2,855,000This ZIP$2,855,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$58,680,000This ZIP$58,680,000

Land area

Land area7.45 sq miThis ZIP7.45 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 12463 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Greene County 99.8%
Ulster County 0.2%

Other place names in 12463

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 12463

ZIPCityDistance
12436 Haines Falls, NY 3.8 mi
12473 Round Top, NY 4.9 mi
12414 Catskill, NY 5.3 mi
12482 South Cairo, NY 6.0 mi
12490 West Camp, NY 6.4 mi
12427 Elka Park, NY 6.5 mi
12424 East Jewett, NY 6.7 mi
12477 Saugerties, NY 6.9 mi
12470 Purling, NY 7.4 mi
12453 Malden On Hudson, NY 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12463?

12463 is in Palenville, New York, in Greene County. Its published point location is 42.1916, -74.0093.

What county is 12463 in?

12463 spans 2 counties: Greene County and Ulster County. Most of it falls in Greene County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 12463?

Palenville uses area codes 518 and 838, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12463 in?

12463 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12463?

About 1,373 people live in ZIP code 12463, in 614 households, at 184.2 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 12463?

The closest are 12436 (3.8 mi), 12473 (4.9 mi), 12414 (5.3 mi), 12482 (6 mi) and 12490 (6.4 mi).

Is 12463 a PO Box ZIP code?

12463 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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