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12561

ZIP 12561 is New Paltz, New York, in Ulster County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ulster
Metro area
Kingston, NY
Population
19,830
Coordinates
41.7640, -74.0895
☼ Live from 12561 — New Paltz, NY

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Where 12561 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12561
  • 🔢 Type 12561 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,561 = 3 × 53 × 79. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000100010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12555 (Newburgh, NY, 18 mi away) and 12563 (Patterson, NY, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12561 becomes 16521, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11256, 12156, 12165, 12516, 15126, 15216, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56211 in Beardsley, MN, 1,156 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,284 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12561 and you would come out at 41.76°S, 105.91°E — 872 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 60.3 square miles of land, 12561 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,830This ZIP19,830
Households7,219This ZIP7,219
Housing units7,796This ZIP7,796
Median age31.8This ZIP31.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$92,288This ZIP$92,288New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$453,500This ZIP$453,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,614This ZIP$1,614New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.3%This ZIP59.3%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density329.1 / sq miThis ZIP329.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments557This ZIP557
Employees4,895This ZIP4,895
Annual payroll$208,915,000This ZIP$208,915,000
Tax returns filed7,590This ZIP7,590
Total adjusted gross income$804,185,000This ZIP$804,185,000

Land area

Land area60.25 sq miThis ZIP60.25 sq mi
Water area0.89 sq miThis ZIP0.89 sq mi

Other place names in 12561

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ZIP codes near 12561

ZIPCityDistance
12440 High Falls, NY 4.5 mi
12486 Tillson, NY 4.9 mi
12471 Rifton, NY 5.7 mi
12472 Rosendale, NY 6.0 mi
12515 Clintondale, NY 6.0 mi
12528 Highland, NY 6.0 mi
12493 West Park, NY 6.4 mi
12419 Cottekill, NY 6.7 mi
12548 Modena, NY 7.4 mi
12525 Gardiner, NY 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12561?

12561 is in New Paltz, New York, in Ulster County, part of the Kingston, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7640, -74.0895.

What county is 12561 in?

12561 lies in Ulster County.

What area code is 12561?

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

What time zone is 12561 in?

12561 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12561?

About 19,830 people live in ZIP code 12561, in 7,219 households, at 329.1 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 12561?

$92,288 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12561?

The closest are 12440 (4.5 mi), 12486 (4.9 mi), 12471 (5.7 mi), 12472 (6 mi) and 12515 (6 mi).

Is 12561 a PO Box ZIP code?

12561 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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