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07028

ZIP 07028 is Glen Ridge, New Jersey, in Essex County; area codes 973 and 862; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Essex
Population
8,022
Coordinates
40.8048, -74.2046
☼ Live from 07028 — Glen Ridge, NJ

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Where 07028 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 07028
  • 🔢 Type 07028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,028 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 251. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07027 (Garwood, NJ, 12 mi away) and 07029 (Harrison, NJ, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07028 becomes 82070 — and that is a real ZIP code: Laramie, WY, 1,641 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00728, 00782, 02780, 02807, 07082, 07208, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87020 in Grants, NM, 1,869 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% 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 07028 and you would come out at 40.80°S, 105.80°E — 828 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 07028 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 634 football fields.
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People and housing

Population8,022This ZIP8,022
Households2,533This ZIP2,533
Housing units2,612This ZIP2,612
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$247,361This ZIP$247,361New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$833,600This ZIP$833,600New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,755This ZIP$2,755New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher81.3%This ZIP81.3%
Mean commute35.9 minThis ZIP35.9 min
Population density6,128.3 / sq miThis ZIP6,128.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments135This ZIP135
Employees1,083This ZIP1,083
Annual payroll$107,585,000This ZIP$107,585,000
Tax returns filed3,470This ZIP3,470
Total adjusted gross income$1,099,808,000This ZIP$1,099,808,000

Land area

Land area1.31 sq miThis ZIP1.31 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 07028

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ZIP codes near 07028

ZIPCityDistance
07003 Bloomfield, NJ 1.0 mi
07042 Montclair, NJ 1.0 mi
07017 East Orange, NJ 2.3 mi
07051 Orange, NJ 2.3 mi
07184 Newark, NJ 2.3 mi
07189 Newark, NJ 2.3 mi
07191 Newark, NJ 2.3 mi
07198 Newark, NJ 2.3 mi
07109 Belleville, NJ 2.4 mi
07019 East Orange, NJ 2.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07028?

07028 is in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, in Essex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8048, -74.2046.

What county is 07028 in?

07028 lies in Essex County.

What area code is 07028?

Glen Ridge uses area codes 973 and 862, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 07028 in?

07028 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07028?

About 8,022 people live in ZIP code 07028, in 2,533 households, at 6,128.3 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 07028?

$247,361 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07028?

The closest are 07003 (1 mi), 07042 (1 mi), 07017 (2.3 mi), 07051 (2.3 mi) and 07184 (2.3 mi).

Is 07028 a PO Box ZIP code?

07028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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