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12566

ZIP 12566 is Pine Bush, New York, mostly in Ulster County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ulster +2 more
Metro area
Kingston, NY
Population
10,269
Coordinates
41.6335, -74.3197
☼ Live from 12566 — Pine Bush, NY

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Where 12566 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12566
  • 🔢 Type 12566 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggSZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,566 = 2 × 61 × 103. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000100010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12565 (Philmont, NY, 55 mi away) and 12567 (Pine Plains, NY, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12566 becomes 66521 — and that is a real ZIP code: Onaga, KS, 1,157 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15626, 15662, 16256, 16625, 16652, 21656, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66521 in Onaga, KS, 1,157 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% 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 12566 and you would come out at 41.63°S, 105.68°E — 873 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 55.9 square miles of land, 12566 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,269This ZIP10,269
Households3,625This ZIP3,625
Housing units4,040This ZIP4,040
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$112,831This ZIP$112,831New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$357,000This ZIP$357,000New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,513This ZIP$1,513New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute35.9 minThis ZIP35.9 min
Population density183.9 / sq miThis ZIP183.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments251This ZIP251
Employees1,527This ZIP1,527
Annual payroll$54,072,000This ZIP$54,072,000
Tax returns filed5,550This ZIP5,550
Total adjusted gross income$443,395,000This ZIP$443,395,000

Land area

Land area55.85 sq miThis ZIP55.85 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 12566 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Ulster County 56.5%
Orange County 33.5%
Sullivan County 10.1%

Other place names in 12566

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ZIP codes near 12566

ZIPCityDistance
12588 Walker Valley, NY 3.0 mi
12722 Burlingham, NY 4.1 mi
10985 Thompson Ridge, NY 4.4 mi
12420 Cragsmoor, NY 4.8 mi
10915 Bullville, NY 6.7 mi
12721 Bloomingburg, NY 7.2 mi
12525 Gardiner, NY 7.5 mi
12483 Spring Glen, NY 7.5 mi
12549 Montgomery, NY 7.9 mi
12781 Summitville, NY 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12566?

12566 is in Pine Bush, New York, in Ulster County, part of the Kingston, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6335, -74.3197.

What county is 12566 in?

12566 spans 3 counties: Ulster County, Orange County and Sullivan County. Most of it falls in Ulster County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 12566?

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

What time zone is 12566 in?

12566 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12566?

About 10,269 people live in ZIP code 12566, in 3,625 households, at 183.9 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 12566?

$112,831 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12566?

The closest are 12588 (3 mi), 12722 (4.1 mi), 10985 (4.4 mi), 12420 (4.8 mi) and 10915 (6.7 mi).

Is 12566 a PO Box ZIP code?

12566 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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