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12493

ZIP 12493 is West 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
526
Coordinates
41.7947, -73.9718
☼ Live from 12493 — West Park, NY

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Where 12493 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12493
  • 🔢 Type 12493 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGhZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,493 = 13 × 31 × 31. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12492 (West Kill, NY, 33 mi away) and 12494 (West Shokan, NY, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12493 becomes 39421 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bassfield, MS, 1,123 miles away.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12439, 12934, 12943, 13492, 19342, 19423, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94132 in San Francisco, CA, 2,558 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% 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 12493 and you would come out at 41.79°S, 106.03°E — 869 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 5.2 square miles of land, 12493 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population526This ZIP526
Households151This ZIP151
Housing units203This ZIP203
Median age48.7This ZIP48.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$105,617This ZIP$105,617New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$110,300This ZIP$110,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher52.8%This ZIP52.8%
Population density101.7 / sq miThis ZIP101.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees83This ZIP83
Annual payroll$4,213,000This ZIP$4,213,000

Land area

Land area5.17 sq miThis ZIP5.17 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12493

ZIPCityDistance
12429 Esopus, NY 2.7 mi
12538 Hyde Park, NY 4.0 mi
12471 Rifton, NY 4.7 mi
12487 Ulster Park, NY 5.3 mi
12486 Tillson, NY 5.4 mi
12528 Highland, NY 5.7 mi
12472 Rosendale, NY 6.2 mi
12561 New Paltz, NY 6.4 mi
12601 Poughkeepsie, NY 6.8 mi
12411 Bloomington, NY 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12493?

12493 is in West Park, New York, in Ulster County, part of the Kingston, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7947, -73.9718.

What county is 12493 in?

12493 lies in Ulster County.

What area code is 12493?

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

What time zone is 12493 in?

12493 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12493?

About 526 people live in ZIP code 12493, in 151 households, at 101.7 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 12493?

$105,617 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12493?

The closest are 12429 (2.7 mi), 12538 (4 mi), 12471 (4.7 mi), 12487 (5.3 mi) and 12486 (5.4 mi).

Is 12493 a PO Box ZIP code?

12493 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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