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Where 12475 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 12475 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SLhZI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 12,475 = 5 × 5 × 499. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11000010111011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12474 (Roxbury, NY, 35 mi away) and 12477 (Saugerties, NY, 6 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 12475 becomes 57421 — and that is a real ZIP code: Amherst, SD, 1,213 miles away.
- 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12457, 12547, 12574, 12745, 12754, 14527, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75241 in Dallas, TX, 1,400 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 75% 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 12475 and you would come out at 42.01°S, 105.99°E — 882 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
- 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 12475 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 565 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 557This ZIP557 |
|---|---|
| Households | 239This ZIP239 |
| Housing units | 239This ZIP239 |
| Median age | 38.6This ZIP38.6New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $103,412This ZIP$103,412New York$85,974US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $455,400This ZIP$455,400New York$423,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 10.8%This ZIP10.8% |
| Mean commute | 15.6 minThis ZIP15.6 min |
| Population density | 476.9 / sq miThis ZIP476.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 6This ZIP6 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 23This ZIP23 |
| Annual payroll | $718,000This ZIP$718,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.17 sq miThis ZIP1.17 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 12475
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 12475
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
12456 | Mount Marion, NY | 1.5 mi |
12449 | Lake Katrine, NY | 1.8 mi |
12401 | Kingston, NY | 1.8 mi |
12432 | Glasco, NY | 4.2 mi |
12507 | Barrytown, NY | 4.9 mi |
12504 | Annandale On Hudson, NY | 5.4 mi |
12498 | Woodstock, NY | 5.4 mi |
12477 | Saugerties, NY | 5.6 mi |
12402 | Kingston, NY | 6.1 mi |
12443 | Hurley, NY | 6.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 12475?
12475 is in Ruby, New York, in Ulster County, part of the Kingston, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0140, -74.0133.
What county is 12475 in?
12475 lies in Ulster County.
What area code is 12475?
Ruby uses area codes 845, 914 and 329, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 12475 in?
12475 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 12475?
About 557 people live in ZIP code 12475, in 239 households, at 476.9 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 12475?
$103,412 a year, against $85,974 across New York.
What ZIP codes are near 12475?
The closest are 12456 (1.5 mi), 12449 (1.8 mi), 12401 (1.8 mi), 12432 (4.2 mi) and 12507 (4.9 mi).
Is 12475 a PO Box ZIP code?
12475 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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