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12701

ZIP 12701 is Monticello, New York, in Sullivan County; area codes 845, 914 and 329; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sullivan
Metro area
Monticello, NY
Population
12,197
Coordinates
41.6501, -74.6988
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Where 12701 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12701
  • 🔢 Type 12701 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOLZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,701 = 13 × 977. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000110011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12604 (Poughkeepsie, NY, 42 mi away) and 12719 (Barryville, NY, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12701 becomes 10721, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01721, 02117, 02171, 07112, 10172, 10271, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71102 in Shreveport, LA, 1,217 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,252 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12701 and you would come out at 41.65°S, 105.30°E — 888 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 61.0 square miles of land, 12701 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,197This ZIP12,197
Households5,160This ZIP5,160
Housing units7,563This ZIP7,563
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$57,222This ZIP$57,222New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$203,100This ZIP$203,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,104This ZIP$1,104New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density199.8 / sq miThis ZIP199.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments445This ZIP445
Employees7,920This ZIP7,920
Annual payroll$331,094,000This ZIP$331,094,000
Tax returns filed5,000This ZIP5,000
Total adjusted gross income$270,110,000This ZIP$270,110,000

Land area

Land area61.04 sq miThis ZIP61.04 sq mi
Water area1.55 sq miThis ZIP1.55 sq mi

Other place names in 12701

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

ZIP codes near 12701

ZIPCityDistance
12751 Kiamesha Lake, NY 3.2 mi
12784 Thompsonville, NY 4.6 mi
12779 South Fallsburg, NY 4.8 mi
12762 Mongaup Valley, NY 4.8 mi
12742 Harris, NY 5.1 mi
12738 Glen Wild, NY 5.4 mi
12778 Smallwood, NY 6.0 mi
12777 Forestburgh, NY 6.1 mi
12775 Rock Hill, NY 6.4 mi
12734 Ferndale, NY 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12701?

12701 is in Monticello, New York, in Sullivan County, part of the Monticello, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6501, -74.6988.

What county is 12701 in?

12701 lies in Sullivan County.

What area code is 12701?

Monticello uses area codes 845, 914 and 329, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12701 in?

12701 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12701?

About 12,197 people live in ZIP code 12701, in 5,160 households, at 199.8 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 12701?

$57,222 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12701?

The closest are 12751 (3.2 mi), 12784 (4.6 mi), 12779 (4.8 mi), 12762 (4.8 mi) and 12742 (5.1 mi).

Is 12701 a PO Box ZIP code?

12701 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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