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12487

ZIP 12487 is Ulster Park, New York, in Ulster County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ulster
Metro area
Kingston, NY
Population
4,035
Coordinates
41.8694, -73.9988
☼ Live from 12487 — Ulster Park, NY

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Where 12487 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12487
  • 🔢 Type 12487 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBhZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 12487 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12486 (Tillson, NY, 4 mi away) and 12489 (Wawarsing, NY, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12487 becomes 78421, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12748, 12784, 12847, 12874, 14728, 14782, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84721 in Cedar City, UT, 2,078 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,288 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12487 and you would come out at 41.87°S, 106.00°E — 874 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 16.3 square miles of land, 12487 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,035This ZIP4,035
Households1,639This ZIP1,639
Housing units1,802This ZIP1,802
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$95,230This ZIP$95,230New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$279,400This ZIP$279,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,405This ZIP$1,405New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%This ZIP30.2%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density247.0 / sq miThis ZIP247.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees178This ZIP178
Annual payroll$10,029,000This ZIP$10,029,000
Tax returns filed1,540This ZIP1,540
Total adjusted gross income$126,293,000This ZIP$126,293,000

Land area

Land area16.33 sq miThis ZIP16.33 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 12487

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ZIP codes near 12487

ZIPCityDistance
12411 Bloomington, NY 2.2 mi
12417 Connelly, NY 2.6 mi
12466 Port Ewen, NY 2.8 mi
12471 Rifton, NY 3.1 mi
12429 Esopus, NY 3.2 mi
12472 Rosendale, NY 3.8 mi
12402 Kingston, NY 4.0 mi
12486 Tillson, NY 4.2 mi
12574 Rhinecliff, NY 4.3 mi
12419 Cottekill, NY 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12487?

12487 is in Ulster Park, New York, in Ulster County, part of the Kingston, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8694, -73.9988.

What county is 12487 in?

12487 lies in Ulster County.

What area code is 12487?

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

What time zone is 12487 in?

12487 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12487?

About 4,035 people live in ZIP code 12487, in 1,639 households, at 247.0 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 12487?

$95,230 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12487?

The closest are 12411 (2.2 mi), 12417 (2.6 mi), 12466 (2.8 mi), 12471 (3.1 mi) and 12429 (3.2 mi).

Is 12487 a PO Box ZIP code?

12487 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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