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07069

ZIP 07069 is Watchung, New Jersey, in Somerset County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset
Population
6,623
Coordinates
40.6428, -74.4362
☼ Live from 07069 — Watchung, NJ

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Where 07069 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07069
  • 🔢 Type 07069 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgOLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 07069 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07068 (Roseland, NJ, 14 mi away) and 07070 (Rutherford, NJ, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07069 becomes 96070 — and that is a real ZIP code: Obrien, CA, 2,470 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00769, 00976, 06079, 06790, 06907, 07096, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09760 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,604 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,271 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07069 and you would come out at 40.64°S, 105.56°E — 829 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 6.3 square miles of land, 07069 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,623This ZIP6,623
Households2,412This ZIP2,412
Housing units2,525This ZIP2,525
Median age48.6This ZIP48.6New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$171,705This ZIP$171,705New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$883,300This ZIP$883,300New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,738This ZIP$2,738New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher63.4%This ZIP63.4%
Mean commute33.5 minThis ZIP33.5 min
Population density1,046.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,046.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments270This ZIP270
Employees3,823This ZIP3,823
Annual payroll$192,585,000This ZIP$192,585,000
Tax returns filed3,170This ZIP3,170
Total adjusted gross income$826,181,000This ZIP$826,181,000

Land area

Land area6.33 sq miThis ZIP6.33 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 07069

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ZIP codes near 07069

ZIPCityDistance
07062 Plainfield, NJ 1.9 mi
07060 Plainfield, NJ 2.0 mi
07922 Berkeley Heights, NJ 2.4 mi
07063 Plainfield, NJ 2.6 mi
07023 Fanwood, NJ 2.7 mi
07076 Scotch Plains, NJ 3.4 mi
07933 Gillette, NJ 3.8 mi
08812 Dunellen, NJ 3.8 mi
07980 Stirling, NJ 3.8 mi
07974 New Providence, NJ 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07069?

07069 is in Watchung, New Jersey, in Somerset County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6428, -74.4362.

What county is 07069 in?

07069 lies in Somerset County.

What time zone is 07069 in?

07069 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07069?

About 6,623 people live in ZIP code 07069, in 2,412 households, at 1,046.1 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 07069?

$171,705 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07069?

The closest are 07062 (1.9 mi), 07060 (2 mi), 07922 (2.4 mi), 07063 (2.6 mi) and 07023 (2.7 mi).

Is 07069 a PO Box ZIP code?

07069 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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