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07042

ZIP 07042 is in Montclair, New Jersey, in Essex County; Eastern time. Montclair has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 07043.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Essex
Population
27,326
Coordinates
40.8135, -74.2190
☼ Live from 07042 — Montclair, NJ

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Where 07042 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07042
  • 🔢 Type 07042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,042 = 2 × 7 × 503. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07041 (Millburn, NJ, 8 mi away) and 07043 (Montclair, NJ, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07042 becomes 24070 — and that is a real ZIP code: Catawba, VA, 401 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00742, 02047, 02740, 04027, 04072, 04270, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00742 in Roosevelt Roads, PR, 1,641 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% 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 07042 and you would come out at 40.81°S, 105.78°E — 829 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 3.8 square miles of land, 07042 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,326This ZIP27,326
Households11,549This ZIP11,549
Housing units12,025This ZIP12,025
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$122,847This ZIP$122,847New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$821,700This ZIP$821,700New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,052This ZIP$2,052New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.8%This ZIP68.8%
Mean commute33.4 minThis ZIP33.4 min
Population density7,238.7 / sq miThis ZIP7,238.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,074This ZIP1,074
Employees10,744This ZIP10,744
Annual payroll$691,270,000This ZIP$691,270,000
Tax returns filed13,210This ZIP13,210
Total adjusted gross income$2,640,759,000This ZIP$2,640,759,000

Land area

Land area3.78 sq miThis ZIP3.78 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 07042

ZIPCityDistance
07028 Glen Ridge, NJ 1.0 mi
07003 Bloomfield, NJ 1.7 mi
07044 Verona, NJ 1.8 mi
07051 Orange, NJ 2.0 mi
07184 Newark, NJ 2.0 mi
07189 Newark, NJ 2.0 mi
07191 Newark, NJ 2.0 mi
07198 Newark, NJ 2.0 mi
07043 Montclair, NJ 2.4 mi
07017 East Orange, NJ 2.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07042?

07042 is in Montclair, New Jersey, in Essex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8135, -74.2190.

What county is 07042 in?

07042 lies in Essex County.

What time zone is 07042 in?

07042 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07042?

About 27,326 people live in ZIP code 07042, in 11,549 households, at 7,238.7 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 07042?

$122,847 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07042?

The closest are 07028 (1 mi), 07003 (1.7 mi), 07044 (1.8 mi), 07051 (2 mi) and 07184 (2 mi).

Is 07042 a PO Box ZIP code?

07042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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