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12778

ZIP 12778 is Smallwood, New York, in Sullivan County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sullivan
Metro area
Monticello, NY
Population
707
Coordinates
41.6617, -74.8142
☼ Live from 12778 — Smallwood, NY

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Where 12778 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12778
  • 🔢 Type 12778 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLLZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,778 = 2 × 6389. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000111101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12777 (Forestburgh, NY, 9 mi away) and 12779 (South Fallsburg, NY, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12778 becomes 87721, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12787, 17728, 17827, 17872, 21778, 21787, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87712 in Buena Vista, NM, 1,674 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,246 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12778 and you would come out at 41.66°S, 105.19°E — 892 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 1.7 square miles of land, 12778 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population707This ZIP707
Households305This ZIP305
Housing units920This ZIP920
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$50,959This ZIP$50,959New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$170,700This ZIP$170,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,371This ZIP$1,371New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%This ZIP30.2%
Mean commute41.2 minThis ZIP41.2 min
Population density410.6 / sq miThis ZIP410.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees8This ZIP8
Annual payroll$527,000This ZIP$527,000
Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$29,828,000This ZIP$29,828,000

Land area

Land area1.72 sq miThis ZIP1.72 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 12778

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

ZIP codes near 12778

ZIPCityDistance
12762 Mongaup Valley, NY 1.2 mi
12749 Kauneonga Lake, NY 2.5 mi
12786 White Lake, NY 2.7 mi
12720 Bethel, NY 4.6 mi
12783 Swan Lake, NY 5.4 mi
12701 Monticello, NY 6.0 mi
12734 Ferndale, NY 6.0 mi
12742 Harris, NY 6.6 mi
12732 Eldred, NY 8.0 mi
12751 Kiamesha Lake, NY 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12778?

12778 is in Smallwood, New York, in Sullivan County, part of the Monticello, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6617, -74.8142.

What county is 12778 in?

12778 lies in Sullivan County.

What area code is 12778?

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

What time zone is 12778 in?

12778 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12778?

About 707 people live in ZIP code 12778, in 305 households, at 410.6 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 12778?

$50,959 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12778?

The closest are 12762 (1.2 mi), 12749 (2.5 mi), 12786 (2.7 mi), 12720 (4.6 mi) and 12783 (5.4 mi).

Is 12778 a PO Box ZIP code?

12778 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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