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07078

ZIP 07078 is Short Hills, New Jersey, in Essex County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Essex
Population
14,613
Coordinates
40.7423, -74.3276
☼ Live from 07078 — Short Hills, NJ

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Where 07078 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07078
  • 🔢 Type 07078 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLOLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,078 = 2 × 3539. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07077 (Sewaren, NJ, 14 mi away) and 07079 (South Orange, NJ, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07078 becomes 87070 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clines Corners, NM, 1,748 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00778, 07087, 07870, 08077, 70078, 70087, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87007 in Casa Blanca, NM, 1,838 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,276 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07078 and you would come out at 40.74°S, 105.67°E — 830 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 8.0 square miles of land, 07078 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,613This ZIP14,613
Households4,519This ZIP4,519
Housing units4,572This ZIP4,572
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$250,000+This ZIP$250,000+New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$1,679,200This ZIP$1,679,200New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,325This ZIP$3,325New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher92.7%This ZIP92.7%
Mean commute42.7 minThis ZIP42.7 min
Population density1,828.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,828.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments596This ZIP596
Employees9,549This ZIP9,549
Annual payroll$990,428,000This ZIP$990,428,000
Tax returns filed6,070This ZIP6,070
Total adjusted gross income$6,338,056,000This ZIP$6,338,056,000

Land area

Land area7.99 sq miThis ZIP7.99 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Other place names in 07078

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ZIP codes near 07078

ZIPCityDistance
07041 Millburn, NJ 1.9 mi
07902 Summit, NJ 2.7 mi
07901 Summit, NJ 2.8 mi
07088 Vauxhall, NJ 2.8 mi
07039 Livingston, NJ 3.0 mi
07040 Maplewood, NJ 3.0 mi
07081 Springfield, NJ 3.1 mi
07079 South Orange, NJ 3.5 mi
07932 Florham Park, NJ 4.2 mi
07052 West Orange, NJ 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07078?

07078 is in Short Hills, New Jersey, in Essex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7423, -74.3276.

What county is 07078 in?

07078 lies in Essex County.

What time zone is 07078 in?

07078 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07078?

About 14,613 people live in ZIP code 07078, in 4,519 households, at 1,828.5 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 07078?

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

What ZIP codes are near 07078?

The closest are 07041 (1.9 mi), 07902 (2.7 mi), 07901 (2.8 mi), 07088 (2.8 mi) and 07039 (3 mi).

Is 07078 a PO Box ZIP code?

07078 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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