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12729

ZIP 12729 is Cuddebackville, New York, mostly in Orange County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange +1 more
Population
1,203
Coordinates
41.4897, -74.6131
☼ Live from 12729 — Cuddebackville, NY

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Where 12729 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12729
  • 🔢 Type 12729 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZLZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,729 = 3 × 4243. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000110111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12727 (Cochecton Center, NY, 22 mi away) and 12732 (Eldred, NY, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12729 becomes 92721, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12792, 12927, 12972, 17229, 17922, 21279, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97122 in Hebo, OR, 2,448 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,257 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12729 and you would come out at 41.49°S, 105.39°E — 877 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 22.1 square miles of land, 12729 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,203This ZIP1,203
Households587This ZIP587
Housing units725This ZIP725
Median age58.7This ZIP58.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$66,982This ZIP$66,982New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$330,100This ZIP$330,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,690This ZIP$1,690New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6%This ZIP34.6%
Mean commute33.7 minThis ZIP33.7 min
Population density54.5 / sq miThis ZIP54.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees442This ZIP442
Annual payroll$16,807,000This ZIP$16,807,000
Tax returns filed810This ZIP810
Total adjusted gross income$49,713,000This ZIP$49,713,000

Land area

Land area22.09 sq miThis ZIP22.09 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 12729 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Orange County 53.9%
Sullivan County 46.1%

ZIP codes near 12729

ZIPCityDistance
12746 Huguenot, NY 4.0 mi
10963 Otisville, NY 4.1 mi
12785 Westbrookville, NY 4.4 mi
12790 Wurtsboro, NY 6.8 mi
12780 Sparrow Bush, NY 6.8 mi
12777 Forestburgh, NY 7.1 mi
10940 Middletown, NY 7.6 mi
10932 Howells, NY 7.7 mi
12771 Port Jervis, NY 8.0 mi
12775 Rock Hill, NY 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12729?

12729 is in Cuddebackville, New York, in Orange County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4897, -74.6131.

What county is 12729 in?

12729 spans 2 counties: Orange County and Sullivan County. Most of it falls in Orange 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 12729?

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

What time zone is 12729 in?

12729 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12729?

About 1,203 people live in ZIP code 12729, in 587 households, at 54.5 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 12729?

$66,982 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12729?

The closest are 12746 (4 mi), 10963 (4.1 mi), 12785 (4.4 mi), 12790 (6.8 mi) and 12780 (6.8 mi).

Is 12729 a PO Box ZIP code?

12729 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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