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07073

ZIP 07073 is East Rutherford, New Jersey, in Bergen County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bergen
Population
10,313
Coordinates
40.8171, -74.0850
☼ Live from 07073 — East Rutherford, NJ

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Where 07073 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07073
  • 🔢 Type 07073 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELOLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,073 = 11 × 643. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07072 (Carlstadt, NJ, 1 mi away) and 07074 (Moonachie, NJ, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07073 becomes 37070 — and that is a real ZIP code: Goodlettsville, TN, 749 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00737, 00773, 03077, 03770, 07307, 07703, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00737 in Cayey, PR, 1,638 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,288 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07073 and you would come out at 40.82°S, 105.91°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 3.7 square miles of land, 07073 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,313This ZIP10,313
Households4,217This ZIP4,217
Housing units4,454This ZIP4,454
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$97,993This ZIP$97,993New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$458,100This ZIP$458,100New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,952This ZIP$1,952New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.7%This ZIP46.7%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density2,779.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,779.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments576This ZIP576
Employees15,889This ZIP15,889
Annual payroll$1,294,528,000This ZIP$1,294,528,000
Tax returns filed5,270This ZIP5,270
Total adjusted gross income$422,116,000This ZIP$422,116,000

Land area

Land area3.71 sq miThis ZIP3.71 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Other place names in 07073

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

ZIP codes near 07073

ZIPCityDistance
07070 Rutherford, NJ 1.1 mi
07072 Carlstadt, NJ 1.4 mi
07071 Lyndhurst, NJ 2.0 mi
07074 Moonachie, NJ 2.1 mi
07075 Wood Ridge, NJ 2.3 mi
07699 Teterboro, NJ 2.4 mi
07608 Teterboro, NJ 2.6 mi
07094 Secaucus, NJ 2.6 mi
07057 Wallington, NJ 2.7 mi
07014 Clifton, NJ 2.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07073?

07073 is in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in Bergen County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8171, -74.0850.

What county is 07073 in?

07073 lies in Bergen County.

What time zone is 07073 in?

07073 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07073?

About 10,313 people live in ZIP code 07073, in 4,217 households, at 2,779.0 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 07073?

$97,993 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07073?

The closest are 07070 (1.1 mi), 07072 (1.4 mi), 07071 (2 mi), 07074 (2.1 mi) and 07075 (2.3 mi).

Is 07073 a PO Box ZIP code?

07073 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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