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12720

ZIP 12720 is Bethel, New York, in Sullivan County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sullivan
Metro area
Monticello, NY
Population
447
Coordinates
41.6459, -74.9009
☼ Live from 12720 — Bethel, NY

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Where 12720 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12720
  • 🔢 Type 12720 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZLZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,720 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 53. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000110110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12719 (Barryville, NY, 11 mi away) and 12721 (Bloomingburg, NY, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12720 becomes 02721 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fall River, MA, 194 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01227, 02127, 02217, 02712, 02721, 10272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 70122 in New Orleans, LA, 1,166 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,242 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12720 and you would come out at 41.65°S, 105.10°E — 895 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 9.1 square miles of land, 12720 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population447This ZIP447
Households138This ZIP138
Housing units148This ZIP148
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$66,597This ZIP$66,597New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$424,100This ZIP$424,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%This ZIP42.9%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density49.0 / sq miThis ZIP49.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees140This ZIP140
Annual payroll$10,362,000This ZIP$10,362,000

Land area

Land area9.13 sq miThis ZIP9.13 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12720

ZIPCityDistance
12786 White Lake, NY 2.3 mi
12727 Cochecton Center, NY 4.3 mi
12778 Smallwood, NY 4.6 mi
12726 Cochecton, NY 4.8 mi
12749 Kauneonga Lake, NY 4.9 mi
12752 Lake Huntington, NY 5.0 mi
12762 Mongaup Valley, NY 5.7 mi
12764 Narrowsburg, NY 6.2 mi
12732 Eldred, NY 6.4 mi
12783 Swan Lake, NY 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12720?

12720 is in Bethel, New York, in Sullivan County, part of the Monticello, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6459, -74.9009.

What county is 12720 in?

12720 lies in Sullivan County.

What area code is 12720?

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

What time zone is 12720 in?

12720 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12720?

About 447 people live in ZIP code 12720, in 138 households, at 49.0 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 12720?

$66,597 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12720?

The closest are 12786 (2.3 mi), 12727 (4.3 mi), 12778 (4.6 mi), 12726 (4.8 mi) and 12749 (4.9 mi).

Is 12720 a PO Box ZIP code?

12720 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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