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12736

ZIP 12736 is Fremont Center, New York, in Sullivan County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sullivan
Metro area
Monticello, NY
Population
145
Coordinates
41.8532, -75.0192
☼ Live from 12736 — Fremont Center, NY

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Where 12736 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12736
  • 🔢 Type 12736 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gELZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,736 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 199. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000111000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12734 (Ferndale, NY, 16 mi away) and 12737 (Glen Spey, NY, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12736 becomes 63721, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12763, 13627, 13672, 13762, 16327, 16372, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76123 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,381 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,236 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12736 and you would come out at 41.85°S, 104.98°E — 909 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 3.0 square miles of land, 12736 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population145This ZIP145
Households75This ZIP75
Housing units142This ZIP142
Median age65.0This ZIP65.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$44,330This ZIP$44,330New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$153,700This ZIP$153,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%This ZIP27.5%
Population density48.0 / sq miThis ZIP48.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$1,523,000This ZIP$1,523,000

Land area

Land area3.02 sq miThis ZIP3.02 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12736

ZIPCityDistance
12767 Obernburg, NY 1.6 mi
12741 Hankins, NY 3.2 mi
12766 North Branch, NY 3.4 mi
12724 Callicoon Center, NY 4.3 mi
12745 Hortonville, NY 4.7 mi
12760 Long Eddy, NY 5.7 mi
12791 Youngsville, NY 7.0 mi
12723 Callicoon, NY 7.1 mi
18415 Damascus, PA 7.5 mi
12748 Jeffersonville, NY 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12736?

12736 is in Fremont Center, New York, in Sullivan County, part of the Monticello, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8532, -75.0192.

What county is 12736 in?

12736 lies in Sullivan County.

What time zone is 12736 in?

12736 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12736?

About 145 people live in ZIP code 12736, in 75 households, at 48.0 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 12736?

$44,330 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12736?

The closest are 12767 (1.6 mi), 12741 (3.2 mi), 12766 (3.4 mi), 12724 (4.3 mi) and 12745 (4.7 mi).

Is 12736 a PO Box ZIP code?

12736 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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