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07046

ZIP 07046 is Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, in Morris County; area codes 973 and 862; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Morris
Population
4,585
Coordinates
40.8909, -74.4420
☼ Live from 07046 — Mountain Lakes, NJ

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Where 07046 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 07046
  • 🔢 Type 07046 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghOLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,046 = 2 × 13 × 271. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07045 (Montville, NJ, 4 mi away) and 07047 (North Bergen, NJ, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07046 becomes 64070 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lone Jack, MO, 1,052 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00647, 00674, 04076, 04607, 04760, 06074, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00647 in Ensenada, PR, 1,645 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,269 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07046 and you would come out at 40.89°S, 105.56°E — 841 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 07046 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,585This ZIP4,585
Households1,443This ZIP1,443
Housing units1,492This ZIP1,492
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$250,000+This ZIP$250,000+New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$917,000This ZIP$917,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,500+This ZIP$3,500+New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher85.9%This ZIP85.9%
Mean commute34.3 minThis ZIP34.3 min
Population density1,722.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,722.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments139This ZIP139
Employees2,141This ZIP2,141
Annual payroll$147,427,000This ZIP$147,427,000
Tax returns filed2,050This ZIP2,050
Total adjusted gross income$879,139,000This ZIP$879,139,000

Land area

Land area2.66 sq miThis ZIP2.66 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 07046

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ZIP codes near 07046

ZIPCityDistance
07878 Mount Tabor, NJ 2.3 mi
07834 Denville, NJ 2.4 mi
07005 Boonton, NJ 3.2 mi
07054 Parsippany, NJ 3.3 mi
07034 Lake Hiawatha, NJ 3.3 mi
07950 Morris Plains, NJ 3.7 mi
07045 Montville, NJ 4.1 mi
07981 Whippany, NJ 4.7 mi
07927 Cedar Knolls, NJ 4.7 mi
07842 Hibernia, NJ 4.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07046?

07046 is in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, in Morris County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8909, -74.4420.

What county is 07046 in?

07046 lies in Morris County.

What area code is 07046?

Mountain Lakes uses area codes 973 and 862, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 07046 in?

07046 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07046?

About 4,585 people live in ZIP code 07046, in 1,443 households, at 1,722.4 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 07046?

$250,000+ a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07046?

The closest are 07878 (2.3 mi), 07834 (2.4 mi), 07005 (3.2 mi), 07054 (3.3 mi) and 07034 (3.3 mi).

Is 07046 a PO Box ZIP code?

07046 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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