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07072

ZIP 07072 is Carlstadt, New Jersey, in Bergen County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bergen
Population
6,378
Coordinates
40.8264, -74.0623
☼ Live from 07072 — Carlstadt, NJ

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Where 07072 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 07072
  • 🔢 Type 07072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 17. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07071 (Lyndhurst, NJ, 3 mi away) and 07073 (East Rutherford, NJ, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07072 becomes 27070, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00727, 00772, 02770, 07027, 07207, 07702, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00727 in Caguas, PR, 1,633 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,289 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07072 and you would come out at 40.83°S, 105.94°E — 824 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 3.9 square miles of land, 07072 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,378This ZIP6,378
Households2,586This ZIP2,586
Housing units2,721This ZIP2,721
Median age44.7This ZIP44.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$115,444This ZIP$115,444New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$595,400This ZIP$595,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,645This ZIP$1,645New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%This ZIP30.8%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density1,615.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,615.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments499This ZIP499
Employees12,485This ZIP12,485
Annual payroll$851,797,000This ZIP$851,797,000
Tax returns filed3,340This ZIP3,340
Total adjusted gross income$304,492,000This ZIP$304,492,000

Land area

Land area3.95 sq miThis ZIP3.95 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Other place names in 07072

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

ZIP codes near 07072

ZIPCityDistance
07074 Moonachie, NJ 0.9 mi
07073 East Rutherford, NJ 1.4 mi
07699 Teterboro, NJ 1.4 mi
07608 Teterboro, NJ 1.6 mi
07643 Little Ferry, NJ 1.9 mi
07075 Wood Ridge, NJ 2.1 mi
07070 Rutherford, NJ 2.3 mi
07604 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 2.5 mi
07657 Ridgefield, NJ 2.6 mi
07606 South Hackensack, NJ 2.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07072?

07072 is in Carlstadt, New Jersey, in Bergen County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8264, -74.0623.

What county is 07072 in?

07072 lies in Bergen County.

What time zone is 07072 in?

07072 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07072?

About 6,378 people live in ZIP code 07072, in 2,586 households, at 1,615.5 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 07072?

$115,444 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07072?

The closest are 07074 (0.9 mi), 07073 (1.4 mi), 07699 (1.4 mi), 07608 (1.6 mi) and 07643 (1.9 mi).

Is 07072 a PO Box ZIP code?

07072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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