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12759

ZIP 12759 is Loch Sheldrake, New York, in Sullivan County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sullivan
Metro area
Monticello, NY
Population
1,619
Coordinates
41.7865, -74.6607
☼ Live from 12759 — Loch Sheldrake, NY

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Where 12759 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12759
  • 🔢 Type 12759 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSLZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,759 = 3 × 4253. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000111010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12758 (Livingston Manor, NY, 11 mi away) and 12760 (Long Eddy, NY, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12759 becomes 95721 — and that is a real ZIP code: Echo Lake, CA, 2,375 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12957, 12975, 15279, 15729, 15927, 17529, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95172 in San Jose, CA, 2,503 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,254 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12759 and you would come out at 41.79°S, 105.34°E — 893 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 3.9 square miles of land, 12759 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,619This ZIP1,619
Households505This ZIP505
Housing units1,165This ZIP1,165
Median age20.7This ZIP20.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$41,506This ZIP$41,506New York$85,974US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,143This ZIP$1,143New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%This ZIP24.4%
Mean commute13.7 minThis ZIP13.7 min
Population density410.5 / sq miThis ZIP410.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees630This ZIP630
Annual payroll$31,754,000This ZIP$31,754,000
Tax returns filed690This ZIP690
Total adjusted gross income$34,482,000This ZIP$34,482,000

Land area

Land area3.94 sq miThis ZIP3.94 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 12759

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ZIP codes near 12759

ZIPCityDistance
12747 Hurleyville, NY 2.6 mi
12788 Woodbourne, NY 3.6 mi
12754 Liberty, NY 4.0 mi
12733 Fallsburg, NY 4.1 mi
12765 Neversink, NY 5.0 mi
12742 Harris, NY 5.2 mi
12734 Ferndale, NY 5.9 mi
12789 Woodridge, NY 6.3 mi
12768 Parksville, NY 6.5 mi
12751 Kiamesha Lake, NY 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12759?

12759 is in Loch Sheldrake, New York, in Sullivan County, part of the Monticello, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7865, -74.6607.

What county is 12759 in?

12759 lies in Sullivan County.

What area code is 12759?

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

What time zone is 12759 in?

12759 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12759?

About 1,619 people live in ZIP code 12759, in 505 households, at 410.5 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 12759?

$41,506 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12759?

The closest are 12747 (2.6 mi), 12788 (3.6 mi), 12754 (4 mi), 12733 (4.1 mi) and 12765 (5 mi).

Is 12759 a PO Box ZIP code?

12759 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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