12471
ZIP 12471 is Rifton, New York, in Ulster County; area code 845; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Ulster
- Metro area
- Kingston, NY
- Population
- 237
- Coordinates
- 41.8379, -74.0419
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Where 12471 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 12471 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILhZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,471 = 3 × 4157. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010110111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12470 (Purling, NY, 31 mi away) and 12472 (Rosendale, NY, 2 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12471 becomes 17421, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11247, 11427, 11724, 11742, 12147, 12174, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74121 in Tulsa, OK, 1,241 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
- 🎯1,286 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12471 and you would come out at 41.84°S, 105.96°E — 874 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
- 📏 At 0.305 square miles of land, 12471 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 148 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 237This ZIP237 |
|---|---|
| Households | 219This ZIP219 |
| Housing units | 219This ZIP219 |
| Median age | 58.6This ZIP58.6New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 777.0 / sq miThis ZIP777.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2This ZIP2 |
| Annual payroll | $178,000This ZIP$178,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi |
Other place names in 12471
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 12471
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12486 | Tillson, NY | 1.2 mi |
12472 | Rosendale, NY | 1.5 mi |
12411 | Bloomington, NY | 2.8 mi |
12487 | Ulster Park, NY | 3.1 mi |
12419 | Cottekill, NY | 3.5 mi |
12429 | Esopus, NY | 4.2 mi |
12493 | West Park, NY | 4.7 mi |
12417 | Connelly, NY | 5.4 mi |
12561 | New Paltz, NY | 5.7 mi |
12466 | Port Ewen, NY | 5.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12471?
12471 is in Rifton, New York, in Ulster County, part of the Kingston, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8379, -74.0419.
What county is 12471 in?
12471 lies in Ulster County.
What area code is 12471?
Rifton uses area code 845, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12471 in?
12471 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12471?
About 237 people live in ZIP code 12471, in 219 households, at 777.0 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 12471?
The closest are 12486 (1.2 mi), 12472 (1.5 mi), 12411 (2.8 mi), 12487 (3.1 mi) and 12419 (3.5 mi).
Is 12471 a PO Box ZIP code?
12471 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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