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12494

ZIP 12494 is West Shokan, New York, in Ulster County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ulster
Metro area
Kingston, NY
Population
934
Coordinates
41.9486, -74.3017
☼ Live from 12494 — West Shokan, NY

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Where 12494 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12494
  • 🔢 Type 12494 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hGhZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,494 = 2 × 6247. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12493 (West Park, NY, 20 mi away) and 12495 (Willow, NY, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12494 becomes 49421 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hesperia, MI, 607 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12449, 12944, 14429, 19244, 19424, 19442, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94142 in San Francisco, CA, 2,535 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,272 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12494 and you would come out at 41.95°S, 105.70°E — 889 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 23.9 square miles of land, 12494 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population934This ZIP934
Households405This ZIP405
Housing units727This ZIP727
Median age49.2This ZIP49.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$145,303This ZIP$145,303New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$370,500This ZIP$370,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher66.2%This ZIP66.2%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density39.2 / sq miThis ZIP39.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees89This ZIP89
Annual payroll$8,227,000This ZIP$8,227,000
Tax returns filed320This ZIP320
Total adjusted gross income$39,311,000This ZIP$39,311,000

Land area

Land area23.86 sq miThis ZIP23.86 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12494

ZIPCityDistance
12461 Olivebridge, NY 3.9 mi
12481 Shokan, NY 4.3 mi
12412 Boiceville, NY 4.6 mi
12740 Grahamsville, NY 6.8 mi
12457 Mount Tremper, NY 6.9 mi
12491 West Hurley, NY 8.3 mi
12464 Phoenicia, NY 8.4 mi
12433 Glenford, NY 8.5 mi
12484 Stone Ridge, NY 8.8 mi
12404 Accord, NY 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12494?

12494 is in West Shokan, New York, in Ulster County, part of the Kingston, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9486, -74.3017.

What county is 12494 in?

12494 lies in Ulster County.

What area code is 12494?

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

What time zone is 12494 in?

12494 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12494?

About 934 people live in ZIP code 12494, in 405 households, at 39.2 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 12494?

$145,303 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12494?

The closest are 12461 (3.9 mi), 12481 (4.3 mi), 12412 (4.6 mi), 12740 (6.8 mi) and 12457 (6.9 mi).

Is 12494 a PO Box ZIP code?

12494 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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