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14878

ZIP 14878 is Rock Stream, New York, mostly in Schuyler County; area code 607; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Schuyler +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
602
Coordinates
42.4494, -76.9440
☼ Live from 14878 — Rock Stream, NY

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Where 14878 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14878
  • 🔢 Type 14878 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLBhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,878 = 2 × 43 × 173. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101000011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14877 (Rexville, NY, 47 mi away) and 14879 (Savona, NY, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14878 becomes 87841, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14788, 14887, 17884, 18847, 47881, 48178, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84781 in Pine Valley, UT, 1,951 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,137 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14878 and you would come out at 42.45°S, 103.06°E — 1,009 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 16.0 square miles of land, 14878 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population602This ZIP602
Households235This ZIP235
Housing units431This ZIP431
Median age48.1This ZIP48.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median home value$182,800This ZIP$182,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher31.2%This ZIP31.2%
Mean commute35.3 minThis ZIP35.3 min
Population density37.6 / sq miThis ZIP37.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees66This ZIP66
Annual payroll$2,792,000This ZIP$2,792,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$22,735,000This ZIP$22,735,000

Land area

Land area15.99 sq miThis ZIP15.99 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 14878 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Schuyler County 75.2%
Yates County 24.8%

ZIP codes near 14878

ZIPCityDistance
14876 Reading Center, NY 1.7 mi
14857 Lakemont, NY 4.4 mi
14891 Watkins Glen, NY 5.0 mi
14837 Dundee, NY 5.2 mi
14887 Tyrone, NY 5.5 mi
14818 Burdett, NY 6.4 mi
14841 Hector, NY 7.4 mi
14893 Wayne, NY 8.7 mi
14815 Bradford, NY 8.9 mi
14865 Montour Falls, NY 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14878?

14878 is in Rock Stream, New York, in Schuyler County. Its published point location is 42.4494, -76.9440.

What county is 14878 in?

14878 spans 2 counties: Schuyler County and Yates County. Most of it falls in Schuyler 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 14878?

Rock Stream uses area code 607, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 14878 in?

14878 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14878?

About 602 people live in ZIP code 14878, in 235 households, at 37.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 14878?

The closest are 14876 (1.7 mi), 14857 (4.4 mi), 14891 (5 mi), 14837 (5.2 mi) and 14887 (5.5 mi).

Is 14878 a PO Box ZIP code?

14878 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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