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07036

ZIP 07036 is Linden, New Jersey, in Union County; area code 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Population
45,671
Coordinates
40.6247, -74.2394
☼ Live from 07036 — Linden, NJ

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Where 07036 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 07036
  • 🔢 Type 07036 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEOLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,036 = 2 × 2 × 1759. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07035 (Lincoln Park, NJ, 21 mi away) and 07039 (Livingston, NJ, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07036 becomes 63070 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pevely, MO, 877 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00637, 00736, 03076, 03607, 06037, 06073, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00736 in Cayey, PR, 1,629 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,281 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07036 and you would come out at 40.62°S, 105.76°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 10.9 square miles of land, 07036 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,671This ZIP45,671
Households16,239This ZIP16,239
Housing units16,925This ZIP16,925
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$91,882This ZIP$91,882New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$417,900This ZIP$417,900New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,668This ZIP$1,668New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%This ZIP23.2%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density4,202.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,202.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,290This ZIP1,290
Employees18,847This ZIP18,847
Annual payroll$1,110,595,000This ZIP$1,110,595,000
Tax returns filed23,970This ZIP23,970
Total adjusted gross income$1,455,353,000This ZIP$1,455,353,000

Land area

Land area10.87 sq miThis ZIP10.87 sq mi
Water area0.66 sq miThis ZIP0.66 sq mi

Other place names in 07036

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

ZIP codes near 07036

ZIPCityDistance
07203 Roselle, NJ 2.2 mi
07202 Elizabeth, NJ 2.3 mi
07065 Rahway, NJ 2.5 mi
07008 Carteret, NJ 2.9 mi
07207 Elizabeth, NJ 3.1 mi
07204 Roselle Park, NJ 3.1 mi
07001 Avenel, NJ 3.2 mi
10311 Staten Island, NY 3.4 mi
07208 Elizabeth, NJ 3.4 mi
10303 Staten Island, NY 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07036?

07036 is in Linden, New Jersey, in Union County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6247, -74.2394.

What county is 07036 in?

07036 lies in Union County.

What area code is 07036?

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

What time zone is 07036 in?

07036 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07036?

About 45,671 people live in ZIP code 07036, in 16,239 households, at 4,202.0 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 07036?

$91,882 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07036?

The closest are 07203 (2.2 mi), 07202 (2.3 mi), 07065 (2.5 mi), 07008 (2.9 mi) and 07207 (3.1 mi).

Is 07036 a PO Box ZIP code?

07036 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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