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12743

ZIP 12743 is Highland Lake, New York, in Sullivan County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sullivan
Metro area
Monticello, NY
Population
279
Coordinates
41.5351, -74.8404
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Where 12743 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12743
  • 🔢 Type 12743 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhLZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 12743 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000111000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12742 (Harris, NY, 14 mi away) and 12745 (Hortonville, NY, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12743 becomes 34721, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12473, 12734, 13472, 14273, 14723, 14732, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73142 in Oklahoma City, OK, 1,294 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,245 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12743 and you would come out at 41.54°S, 105.16°E — 887 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 7.5 square miles of land, 12743 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population279This ZIP279
Households138This ZIP138
Housing units251This ZIP251
Median age60.1This ZIP60.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$86,053This ZIP$86,053New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$270,800This ZIP$270,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%This ZIP21.8%
Mean commute18.3 minThis ZIP18.3 min
Population density37.2 / sq miThis ZIP37.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees8This ZIP8
Annual payroll$448,000This ZIP$448,000
Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$14,793,000This ZIP$14,793,000

Land area

Land area7.51 sq miThis ZIP7.51 sq mi
Water area0.62 sq miThis ZIP0.62 sq mi

ZIP codes near 12743

ZIPCityDistance
12732 Eldred, NY 2.2 mi
12737 Glen Spey, NY 3.2 mi
12719 Barryville, NY 4.4 mi
12770 Pond Eddy, NY 6.1 mi
12792 Yulan, NY 6.3 mi
12777 Forestburgh, NY 7.0 mi
12786 White Lake, NY 7.2 mi
12720 Bethel, NY 8.3 mi
12780 Sparrow Bush, NY 8.8 mi
12778 Smallwood, NY 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12743?

12743 is in Highland Lake, New York, in Sullivan County, part of the Monticello, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5351, -74.8404.

What county is 12743 in?

12743 lies in Sullivan County.

What area code is 12743?

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

What time zone is 12743 in?

12743 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12743?

About 279 people live in ZIP code 12743, in 138 households, at 37.2 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 12743?

$86,053 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12743?

The closest are 12732 (2.2 mi), 12737 (3.2 mi), 12719 (4.4 mi), 12770 (6.1 mi) and 12792 (6.3 mi).

Is 12743 a PO Box ZIP code?

12743 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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