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12788

ZIP 12788 is Woodbourne, New York, in Sullivan County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sullivan
Metro area
Monticello, NY
Population
3,037
Coordinates
41.7951, -74.5909
☼ Live from 12788 — Woodbourne, NY

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Where 12788 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 12788
  • 🔢 Type 12788 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBLZI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 12,788 = 2 × 2 × 23 × 139. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000111110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 12787 (White Sulphur Springs, NY, 13 mi away) and 12789 (Woodridge, NY, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 12788 becomes 88721, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12878, 12887, 17882, 18827, 21788, 27818, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87821 in Datil, NM, 1,891 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,258 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 12788 and you would come out at 41.80°S, 105.41°E — 891 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 22.2 square miles of land, 12788 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,037This ZIP3,037
Households947This ZIP947
Housing units1,423This ZIP1,423
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$62,768This ZIP$62,768New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$270,500This ZIP$270,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$947This ZIP$947New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%This ZIP15.6%
Mean commute42.2 minThis ZIP42.2 min
Population density137.0 / sq miThis ZIP137.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees261This ZIP261
Annual payroll$14,165,000This ZIP$14,165,000
Tax returns filed1,010This ZIP1,010
Total adjusted gross income$66,629,000This ZIP$66,629,000

Land area

Land area22.17 sq miThis ZIP22.17 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 12788

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ZIP codes near 12788

ZIPCityDistance
12759 Loch Sheldrake, NY 3.6 mi
12747 Hurleyville, NY 4.0 mi
12733 Fallsburg, NY 4.1 mi
12765 Neversink, NY 4.3 mi
12789 Woodridge, NY 5.3 mi
12435 Greenfield Park, NY 6.8 mi
12779 South Fallsburg, NY 7.4 mi
12754 Liberty, NY 7.5 mi
12428 Ellenville, NY 8.1 mi
12742 Harris, NY 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 12788?

12788 is in Woodbourne, New York, in Sullivan County, part of the Monticello, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7951, -74.5909.

What county is 12788 in?

12788 lies in Sullivan County.

What area code is 12788?

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

What time zone is 12788 in?

12788 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 12788?

About 3,037 people live in ZIP code 12788, in 947 households, at 137.0 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 12788?

$62,768 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 12788?

The closest are 12759 (3.6 mi), 12747 (4 mi), 12733 (4.1 mi), 12765 (4.3 mi) and 12789 (5.3 mi).

Is 12788 a PO Box ZIP code?

12788 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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