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07008

ZIP 07008 is Carteret, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
25,526
Coordinates
40.5838, -74.2275
☼ Live from 07008 — Carteret, NJ

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Where 07008 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07008
  • 🔢 Type 07008 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOOLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,008 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 73. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07007 (Caldwell, NJ, 18 mi away) and 07009 (Cedar Grove, NJ, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07008 becomes 80070, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00780, 07080, 08007, 08070, 70080, 80007). The farthest-flung twin is 80007 in Arvada, CO, 1,626 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,282 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07008 and you would come out at 40.58°S, 105.77°E — 818 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 4.4 square miles of land, 07008 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,526This ZIP25,526
Households8,230This ZIP8,230
Housing units8,747This ZIP8,747
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$97,021This ZIP$97,021New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$406,000This ZIP$406,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,032This ZIP$2,032New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.1%This ZIP30.1%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density5,805.3 / sq miThis ZIP5,805.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments414This ZIP414
Employees11,257This ZIP11,257
Annual payroll$637,587,000This ZIP$637,587,000
Tax returns filed12,460This ZIP12,460
Total adjusted gross income$727,389,000This ZIP$727,389,000

Land area

Land area4.40 sq miThis ZIP4.40 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi

Other place names in 07008

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 07008

ZIPCityDistance
07064 Port Reading, NJ 1.5 mi
07001 Avenel, NJ 2.2 mi
07077 Sewaren, NJ 2.4 mi
07036 Linden, NJ 2.9 mi
10311 Staten Island, NY 2.9 mi
07065 Rahway, NJ 3.2 mi
10314 Staten Island, NY 3.5 mi
10312 Staten Island, NY 3.6 mi
10309 Staten Island, NY 3.7 mi
07095 Woodbridge, NJ 3.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07008?

07008 is in Carteret, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5838, -74.2275.

What county is 07008 in?

07008 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 07008?

Carteret uses area codes 732 and 848, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 07008 in?

07008 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07008?

About 25,526 people live in ZIP code 07008, in 8,230 households, at 5,805.3 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 07008?

$97,021 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07008?

The closest are 07064 (1.5 mi), 07001 (2.2 mi), 07077 (2.4 mi), 07036 (2.9 mi) and 10311 (2.9 mi).

Is 07008 a PO Box ZIP code?

07008 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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