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12472

ZIP 12472 is Rosendale, New York, in Ulster County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ulster
Metro area
Kingston, NY
Population
1,146
Coordinates
41.8488, -74.0674
☼ Live from 12472 — Rosendale, NY

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Where 12472 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12472
  • 🔢 Type 12472 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLhZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,472 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 1559. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000010111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12471 (Rifton, NY, 2 mi away) and 12473 (Round Top, NY, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12472 becomes 27421, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12247, 12427, 12724, 12742, 14227, 14272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71422 in Dodson, LA, 1,224 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,284 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12472 and you would come out at 41.85°S, 105.93°E — 875 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 3.3 square miles of land, 12472 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,146This ZIP1,146
Households682This ZIP682
Housing units735This ZIP735
Median age60.9This ZIP60.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$70,559This ZIP$70,559New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$338,800This ZIP$338,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,322This ZIP$1,322New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.1%This ZIP44.1%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density343.7 / sq miThis ZIP343.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments61This ZIP61
Employees291This ZIP291
Annual payroll$11,065,000This ZIP$11,065,000
Tax returns filed840This ZIP840
Total adjusted gross income$62,689,000This ZIP$62,689,000

Land area

Land area3.33 sq miThis ZIP3.33 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 12472

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ZIP codes near 12472

ZIPCityDistance
12486 Tillson, NY 1.1 mi
12471 Rifton, NY 1.5 mi
12419 Cottekill, NY 2.0 mi
12411 Bloomington, NY 2.5 mi
12487 Ulster Park, NY 3.8 mi
12429 Esopus, NY 5.6 mi
12417 Connelly, NY 5.6 mi
12484 Stone Ridge, NY 5.7 mi
12561 New Paltz, NY 6.0 mi
12443 Hurley, NY 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12472?

12472 is in Rosendale, New York, in Ulster County, part of the Kingston, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8488, -74.0674.

What county is 12472 in?

12472 lies in Ulster County.

What area code is 12472?

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

What time zone is 12472 in?

12472 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12472?

About 1,146 people live in ZIP code 12472, in 682 households, at 343.7 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 12472?

$70,559 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12472?

The closest are 12486 (1.1 mi), 12471 (1.5 mi), 12419 (2 mi), 12411 (2.5 mi) and 12487 (3.8 mi).

Is 12472 a PO Box ZIP code?

12472 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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