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07001

ZIP 07001 is Avenel, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
17,121
Coordinates
40.5840, -74.2697
☼ Live from 07001 — Avenel, NJ

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Where 07001 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07001
  • 🔢 Type 07001 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOOLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 07001 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 06927 (Stamford, CT, 50 mi away) and 07002 (Bayonne, NJ, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07001 becomes 10070, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01007, 01070, 07010, 10007, 70001, 70010). The farthest-flung twin is 70001 in Metairie, LA, 1,155 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,280 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07001 and you would come out at 40.58°S, 105.73°E — 820 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 3.7 square miles of land, 07001 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,121This ZIP17,121
Households5,615This ZIP5,615
Housing units5,741This ZIP5,741
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$101,670This ZIP$101,670New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$401,000This ZIP$401,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,906This ZIP$1,906New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.8%This ZIP31.8%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density4,586.4 / sq miThis ZIP4,586.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments362This ZIP362
Employees9,947This ZIP9,947
Annual payroll$505,978,000This ZIP$505,978,000
Tax returns filed7,380This ZIP7,380
Total adjusted gross income$529,339,000This ZIP$529,339,000

Land area

Land area3.73 sq miThis ZIP3.73 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 07001

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ZIP codes near 07001

ZIPCityDistance
07065 Rahway, NJ 1.7 mi
07064 Port Reading, NJ 1.7 mi
07008 Carteret, NJ 2.2 mi
07067 Colonia, NJ 2.2 mi
07077 Sewaren, NJ 2.2 mi
07095 Woodbridge, NJ 2.3 mi
08830 Iselin, NJ 2.6 mi
07036 Linden, NJ 3.2 mi
07066 Clark, NJ 3.3 mi
08863 Fords, NJ 3.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07001?

07001 is in Avenel, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5840, -74.2697.

What county is 07001 in?

07001 lies in Middlesex County.

What time zone is 07001 in?

07001 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07001?

About 17,121 people live in ZIP code 07001, in 5,615 households, at 4,586.4 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 07001?

$101,670 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07001?

The closest are 07065 (1.7 mi), 07064 (1.7 mi), 07008 (2.2 mi), 07067 (2.2 mi) and 07077 (2.2 mi).

Is 07001 a PO Box ZIP code?

07001 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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