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12779

ZIP 12779 is South Fallsburg, New York, in Sullivan County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sullivan
Metro area
Monticello, NY
Population
2,205
Coordinates
41.6908, -74.6244
☼ Live from 12779 — South Fallsburg, NY

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Where 12779 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12779
  • 🔢 Type 12779 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLLZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,779 = 13 × 983. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000111101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12778 (Smallwood, NY, 10 mi away) and 12780 (Sparrow Bush, NY, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12779 becomes 97721 — and that is a real ZIP code: Princeton, OR, 2,222 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12977, 17729, 17972, 21779, 21797, 27917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97127 in Lafayette, OR, 2,407 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,256 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12779 and you would come out at 41.69°S, 105.38°E — 887 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 6.7 square miles of land, 12779 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,205This ZIP2,205
Households858This ZIP858
Housing units1,703This ZIP1,703
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$47,688This ZIP$47,688New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$287,200This ZIP$287,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,001This ZIP$1,001New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%This ZIP15.7%
Mean commute11.5 minThis ZIP11.5 min
Population density328.1 / sq miThis ZIP328.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments71This ZIP71
Employees1,444This ZIP1,444
Annual payroll$57,753,000This ZIP$57,753,000
Tax returns filed1,070This ZIP1,070
Total adjusted gross income$67,749,000This ZIP$67,749,000

Land area

Land area6.72 sq miThis ZIP6.72 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Other place names in 12779

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ZIP codes near 12779

ZIPCityDistance
12784 Thompsonville, NY 1.8 mi
12751 Kiamesha Lake, NY 2.0 mi
12738 Glen Wild, NY 2.2 mi
12789 Woodridge, NY 3.0 mi
12733 Fallsburg, NY 3.4 mi
12747 Hurleyville, NY 4.3 mi
12701 Monticello, NY 4.8 mi
12742 Harris, NY 5.2 mi
12775 Rock Hill, NY 5.3 mi
12763 Mountain Dale, NY 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12779?

12779 is in South Fallsburg, New York, in Sullivan County, part of the Monticello, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6908, -74.6244.

What county is 12779 in?

12779 lies in Sullivan County.

What area code is 12779?

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

What time zone is 12779 in?

12779 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12779?

About 2,205 people live in ZIP code 12779, in 858 households, at 328.1 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 12779?

$47,688 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12779?

The closest are 12784 (1.8 mi), 12751 (2 mi), 12738 (2.2 mi), 12789 (3 mi) and 12733 (3.4 mi).

Is 12779 a PO Box ZIP code?

12779 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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