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12482

ZIP 12482 is South Cairo, New York, in Greene County; area codes 518 and 838; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Greene
Metro area
none
Population
619
Coordinates
42.2684, -73.9559
☼ Live from 12482 — South Cairo, NY

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Where 12482 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12482
  • 🔢 Type 12482 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBhZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,482 = 2 × 79 × 79. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12481 (Shokan, NY, 25 mi away) and 12483 (Spring Glen, NY, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12482 becomes 28421 — and that is a real ZIP code: Atkinson, NC, 583 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12248, 12428, 12824, 12842, 14228, 14822, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84122 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,952 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,290 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12482 and you would come out at 42.27°S, 106.04°E — 893 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 2.3 square miles of land, 12482 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population619This ZIP619
Households239This ZIP239
Housing units260This ZIP260
Median age62.6This ZIP62.6New York39.8US 38.9
Median home value$187,200This ZIP$187,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$958This ZIP$958New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.9%This ZIP4.9%
Mean commute17.0 minThis ZIP17.0 min
Population density266.7 / sq miThis ZIP266.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees127This ZIP127
Annual payroll$8,628,000This ZIP$8,628,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$16,878,000This ZIP$16,878,000

Land area

Land area2.32 sq miThis ZIP2.32 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 12482

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ZIP codes near 12482

ZIPCityDistance
12451 Leeds, NY 2.6 mi
12414 Catskill, NY 2.8 mi
12473 Round Top, NY 3.9 mi
12413 Cairo, NY 4.5 mi
12058 Earlton, NY 5.6 mi
12463 Palenville, NY 6.0 mi
12470 Purling, NY 6.4 mi
12042 Climax, NY 6.9 mi
12015 Athens, NY 7.1 mi
12431 Freehold, NY 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12482?

12482 is in South Cairo, New York, in Greene County. Its published point location is 42.2684, -73.9559.

What county is 12482 in?

12482 lies in Greene County.

What area code is 12482?

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

What time zone is 12482 in?

12482 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12482?

About 619 people live in ZIP code 12482, in 239 households, at 266.7 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 12482?

The closest are 12451 (2.6 mi), 12414 (2.8 mi), 12473 (3.9 mi), 12413 (4.5 mi) and 12058 (5.6 mi).

Is 12482 a PO Box ZIP code?

12482 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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