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07027

ZIP 07027 is Garwood, New Jersey, in Union County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Population
4,885
Coordinates
40.6513, -74.3232
☼ Live from 07027 — Garwood, NJ

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Where 07027 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 07027
  • 🔢 Type 07027 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZOLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 07027 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07026 (Garfield, NJ, 19 mi away) and 07028 (Glen Ridge, NJ, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07027 becomes 72070 — and that is a real ZIP code: Houston, AR, 1,073 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00727, 00772, 02770, 07072, 07207, 07702, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00727 in Caguas, PR, 1,626 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,277 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07027 and you would come out at 40.65°S, 105.68°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 0.650 square miles of land, 07027 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 315 football fields.
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People and housing

Population4,885This ZIP4,885
Households2,129This ZIP2,129
Housing units2,169This ZIP2,169
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$110,670This ZIP$110,670New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$533,300This ZIP$533,300New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,753This ZIP$1,753New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.2%This ZIP45.2%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density7,515.4 / sq miThis ZIP7,515.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments163This ZIP163
Employees1,950This ZIP1,950
Annual payroll$81,223,000This ZIP$81,223,000
Tax returns filed2,530This ZIP2,530
Total adjusted gross income$263,908,000This ZIP$263,908,000

Land area

Land area0.65 sq miThis ZIP0.65 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 07027

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

ZIP codes near 07027

ZIPCityDistance
07090 Westfield, NJ 1.1 mi
07016 Cranford, NJ 1.1 mi
07061 Plainfield, NJ 1.6 mi
07091 Westfield, NJ 1.6 mi
07066 Clark, NJ 2.2 mi
07033 Kenilworth, NJ 2.6 mi
07092 Mountainside, NJ 2.8 mi
07076 Scotch Plains, NJ 2.9 mi
07204 Roselle Park, NJ 3.1 mi
07081 Springfield, NJ 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07027?

07027 is in Garwood, New Jersey, in Union County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6513, -74.3232.

What county is 07027 in?

07027 lies in Union County.

What time zone is 07027 in?

07027 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07027?

About 4,885 people live in ZIP code 07027, in 2,129 households, at 7,515.4 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 07027?

$110,670 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07027?

The closest are 07090 (1.1 mi), 07016 (1.1 mi), 07061 (1.6 mi), 07091 (1.6 mi) and 07066 (2.2 mi).

Is 07027 a PO Box ZIP code?

07027 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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