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12498

ZIP 12498 is Woodstock, New York, in Ulster County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ulster
Metro area
Kingston, NY
Population
4,572
Coordinates
42.0457, -74.1096
☼ Live from 12498 — Woodstock, NY

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Where 12498 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12498
  • 🔢 Type 12498 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGhZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,498 = 2 × 3 × 2083. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12496 (Windham, NY, 22 mi away) and 12501 (Amenia, NY, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12498 becomes 89421 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mc Dermitt, NV, 2,224 miles away.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12489, 12849, 14892, 18249, 18924, 18942, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94128 in San Francisco, CA, 2,545 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,282 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12498 and you would come out at 42.05°S, 105.89°E — 887 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 22.2 square miles of land, 12498 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,572This ZIP4,572
Households2,421This ZIP2,421
Housing units2,962This ZIP2,962
Median age62.7This ZIP62.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$94,210This ZIP$94,210New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$627,700This ZIP$627,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,680This ZIP$1,680New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher69.9%This ZIP69.9%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density206.3 / sq miThis ZIP206.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments207This ZIP207
Employees1,642This ZIP1,642
Annual payroll$78,191,000This ZIP$78,191,000
Tax returns filed2,460This ZIP2,460
Total adjusted gross income$424,015,000This ZIP$424,015,000

Land area

Land area22.16 sq miThis ZIP22.16 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 12498

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 12498

ZIPCityDistance
12409 Bearsville, NY 2.9 mi
12433 Glenford, NY 3.6 mi
12448 Lake Hill, NY 5.2 mi
12475 Ruby, NY 5.4 mi
12491 West Hurley, NY 5.8 mi
12456 Mount Marion, NY 5.8 mi
12401 Kingston, NY 6.5 mi
12449 Lake Katrine, NY 7.0 mi
12477 Saugerties, NY 7.0 mi
12457 Mount Tremper, NY 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12498?

12498 is in Woodstock, New York, in Ulster County, part of the Kingston, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0457, -74.1096.

What county is 12498 in?

12498 lies in Ulster County.

What area code is 12498?

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

What time zone is 12498 in?

12498 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12498?

About 4,572 people live in ZIP code 12498, in 2,421 households, at 206.3 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 12498?

$94,210 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12498?

The closest are 12409 (2.9 mi), 12433 (3.6 mi), 12448 (5.2 mi), 12475 (5.4 mi) and 12491 (5.8 mi).

Is 12498 a PO Box ZIP code?

12498 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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