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07016

ZIP 07016 is Cranford, New Jersey, in Union County; area code 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Population
24,074
Coordinates
40.6576, -74.3036
☼ Live from 07016 — Cranford, NJ

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Where 07016 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07016
  • 🔢 Type 07016 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIOLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,016 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 877. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07015 (Clifton, NJ, 16 mi away) and 07017 (East Orange, NJ, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07016 becomes 61070 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rock City, IL, 793 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00617, 00716, 01607, 01760, 06071, 06107, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00716 in Ponce, PR, 1,632 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,278 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07016 and you would come out at 40.66°S, 105.70°E — 825 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 4.7 square miles of land, 07016 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,074This ZIP24,074
Households9,426This ZIP9,426
Housing units9,661This ZIP9,661
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$155,972This ZIP$155,972New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$660,100This ZIP$660,100New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,199This ZIP$2,199New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher66.2%This ZIP66.2%
Mean commute34.5 minThis ZIP34.5 min
Population density5,073.6 / sq miThis ZIP5,073.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments767This ZIP767
Employees12,018This ZIP12,018
Annual payroll$936,132,000This ZIP$936,132,000
Tax returns filed11,950This ZIP11,950
Total adjusted gross income$1,833,396,000This ZIP$1,833,396,000

Land area

Land area4.75 sq miThis ZIP4.75 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 07016

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

ZIP codes near 07016

ZIPCityDistance
07061 Plainfield, NJ 0.6 mi
07091 Westfield, NJ 0.6 mi
07027 Garwood, NJ 1.1 mi
07033 Kenilworth, NJ 1.6 mi
07204 Roselle Park, NJ 2.0 mi
07090 Westfield, NJ 2.1 mi
07203 Roselle, NJ 2.3 mi
07066 Clark, NJ 2.6 mi
07083 Union, NJ 3.2 mi
07081 Springfield, NJ 3.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07016?

07016 is in Cranford, New Jersey, in Union County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6576, -74.3036.

What county is 07016 in?

07016 lies in Union County.

What area code is 07016?

Cranford uses area code 908, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 07016 in?

07016 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07016?

About 24,074 people live in ZIP code 07016, in 9,426 households, at 5,073.6 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 07016?

$155,972 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07016?

The closest are 07061 (0.6 mi), 07091 (0.6 mi), 07027 (1.1 mi), 07033 (1.6 mi) and 07204 (2 mi).

Is 07016 a PO Box ZIP code?

07016 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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