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12740

ZIP 12740 is Grahamsville, New York, mostly in Ulster County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ulster +1 more
Metro area
Kingston, NY
Population
1,732
Coordinates
41.9388, -74.4340
☼ Live from 12740 — Grahamsville, NY

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Where 12740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12740
  • 🔢 Type 12740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 7 × 13. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000111000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12738 (Glen Wild, NY, 21 mi away) and 12741 (Hankins, NY, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12740 becomes 04721, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01247, 01472, 01742, 02471, 02714, 02741, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74102 in Tulsa, OK, 1,220 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,265 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12740 and you would come out at 41.94°S, 105.57°E — 893 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 72.0 square miles of land, 12740 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,732This ZIP1,732
Households762This ZIP762
Housing units1,036This ZIP1,036
Median age46.5This ZIP46.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$103,462This ZIP$103,462New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$298,200This ZIP$298,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$871This ZIP$871New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.7%This ZIP40.7%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density24.1 / sq miThis ZIP24.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees120This ZIP120
Annual payroll$4,861,000This ZIP$4,861,000
Tax returns filed920This ZIP920
Total adjusted gross income$78,779,000This ZIP$78,779,000

Land area

Land area71.96 sq miThis ZIP71.96 sq mi
Water area1.06 sq miThis ZIP1.06 sq mi

Counties 12740 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Ulster County 63.5%
Sullivan County 36.5%

Other place names in 12740

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

ZIP codes near 12740

ZIPCityDistance
12494 West Shokan, NY 6.8 mi
12725 Claryville, NY 7.6 mi
12458 Napanoch, NY 8.0 mi
12410 Big Indian, NY 8.8 mi
12412 Boiceville, NY 9.5 mi
12461 Olivebridge, NY 9.8 mi
12464 Phoenicia, NY 9.8 mi
12481 Shokan, NY 10.9 mi
12765 Neversink, NY 11.3 mi
12457 Mount Tremper, NY 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12740?

12740 is in Grahamsville, New York, in Ulster County, part of the Kingston, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9388, -74.4340.

What county is 12740 in?

12740 spans 2 counties: Ulster 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 12740?

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

What time zone is 12740 in?

12740 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12740?

About 1,732 people live in ZIP code 12740, in 762 households, at 24.1 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 12740?

$103,462 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12740?

The closest are 12494 (6.8 mi), 12725 (7.6 mi), 12458 (8 mi), 12410 (8.8 mi) and 12412 (9.5 mi).

Is 12740 a PO Box ZIP code?

12740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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