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07023

ZIP 07023 is Fanwood, New Jersey, in Union County; area code 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Population
7,799
Coordinates
40.6417, -74.3857
☼ Live from 07023 — Fanwood, NJ

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Where 07023 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07023
  • 🔢 Type 07023 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZOLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,023 = 3 × 2341. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07022 (Fairview, NJ, 24 mi away) and 07024 (Fort Lee, NJ, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07023 becomes 32070, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00723, 00732, 02370, 02703, 07032, 07203, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00723 in Patillas, PR, 1,641 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,273 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07023 and you would come out at 40.64°S, 105.61°E — 827 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 07023 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,799This ZIP7,799
Households2,835This ZIP2,835
Housing units2,898This ZIP2,898
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$195,529This ZIP$195,529New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$635,200This ZIP$635,200New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,446This ZIP$2,446New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher73.0%This ZIP73.0%
Mean commute41.6 minThis ZIP41.6 min
Population density5,820.1 / sq miThis ZIP5,820.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments181This ZIP181
Employees2,664This ZIP2,664
Annual payroll$101,992,000This ZIP$101,992,000
Tax returns filed3,670This ZIP3,670
Total adjusted gross income$578,792,000This ZIP$578,792,000

Land area

Land area1.34 sq miThis ZIP1.34 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 07023

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

ZIP codes near 07023

ZIPCityDistance
07076 Scotch Plains, NJ 0.9 mi
07062 Plainfield, NJ 1.2 mi
07090 Westfield, NJ 2.3 mi
07060 Plainfield, NJ 2.6 mi
07069 Watchung, NJ 2.7 mi
07092 Mountainside, NJ 3.0 mi
07922 Berkeley Heights, NJ 3.2 mi
07027 Garwood, NJ 3.3 mi
07974 New Providence, NJ 3.9 mi
07063 Plainfield, NJ 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07023?

07023 is in Fanwood, New Jersey, in Union County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6417, -74.3857.

What county is 07023 in?

07023 lies in Union County.

What area code is 07023?

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

What time zone is 07023 in?

07023 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07023?

About 7,799 people live in ZIP code 07023, in 2,835 households, at 5,820.1 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 07023?

$195,529 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07023?

The closest are 07076 (0.9 mi), 07062 (1.2 mi), 07090 (2.3 mi), 07060 (2.6 mi) and 07069 (2.7 mi).

Is 07023 a PO Box ZIP code?

07023 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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