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12780

ZIP 12780 is Sparrow Bush, New York, mostly in Orange County; area codes 845 and 329; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange +1 more
Population
2,346
Coordinates
41.4401, -74.7274
☼ Live from 12780 — Sparrow Bush, NY

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Where 12780 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12780
  • 🔢 Type 12780 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBLZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,780 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 71. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000111101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12779 (South Fallsburg, NY, 18 mi away) and 12781 (Summitville, NY, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12780 becomes 08721 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bayville, NJ, 110 miles away.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01827, 02187, 02718, 02817, 02871, 07821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87021 in Milan, NM, 1,836 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,252 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12780 and you would come out at 41.44°S, 105.27°E — 878 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 24.7 square miles of land, 12780 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,346This ZIP2,346
Households1,030This ZIP1,030
Housing units1,188This ZIP1,188
Median age52.5This ZIP52.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$74,468This ZIP$74,468New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$221,700This ZIP$221,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,216This ZIP$1,216New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute35.5 minThis ZIP35.5 min
Population density95.1 / sq miThis ZIP95.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees100This ZIP100
Annual payroll$5,462,000This ZIP$5,462,000
Tax returns filed1,140This ZIP1,140
Total adjusted gross income$83,137,000This ZIP$83,137,000

Land area

Land area24.67 sq miThis ZIP24.67 sq mi
Water area0.76 sq miThis ZIP0.76 sq mi

Counties 12780 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Orange County 93.7%
Sullivan County 6.3%

Other place names in 12780

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ZIP codes near 12780

ZIPCityDistance
18340 Millrift, PA 2.5 mi
12746 Huguenot, NY 3.9 mi
18336 Matamoras, PA 4.7 mi
12737 Glen Spey, NY 5.6 mi
12770 Pond Eddy, NY 5.9 mi
12771 Port Jervis, NY 6.7 mi
12729 Cuddebackville, NY 6.8 mi
12777 Forestburgh, NY 8.5 mi
12743 Highland Lake, NY 8.8 mi
12719 Barryville, NY 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12780?

12780 is in Sparrow Bush, New York, in Orange County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4401, -74.7274.

What county is 12780 in?

12780 spans 2 counties: Orange County and Sullivan County. Most of it falls in Orange 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 12780?

Sparrow Bush uses area codes 845 and 329, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 12780 in?

12780 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12780?

About 2,346 people live in ZIP code 12780, in 1,030 households, at 95.1 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 12780?

$74,468 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12780?

The closest are 18340 (2.5 mi), 12746 (3.9 mi), 18336 (4.7 mi), 12737 (5.6 mi) and 12770 (5.9 mi).

Is 12780 a PO Box ZIP code?

12780 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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