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07087

ZIP 07087 is Union City, New Jersey, in Hudson County; area codes 201 and 551; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hudson
Population
66,463
Coordinates
40.7672, -74.0324
☼ Live from 07087 — Union City, NJ

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Where 07087 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07087
  • 🔢 Type 07087 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBOLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,087 = 19 × 373. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07086 (Weehawken, NJ, 1 mi away) and 07088 (Vauxhall, NJ, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07087 becomes 78070 — and that is a real ZIP code: Spring Branch, TX, 1,558 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00778, 07078, 07870, 08077, 70078, 70087, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87007 in Casa Blanca, NM, 1,853 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,291 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07087 and you would come out at 40.77°S, 105.97°E — 820 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 07087 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 632 football fields.
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People and housing

Population66,463This ZIP66,463
Households25,725This ZIP25,725
Housing units27,408This ZIP27,408
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,310This ZIP$64,310New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$471,600This ZIP$471,600New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,537This ZIP$1,537New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%This ZIP28.3%
Mean commute33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min
Population density50,929.5 / sq miThis ZIP50,929.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,305This ZIP1,305
Employees9,056This ZIP9,056
Annual payroll$362,221,000This ZIP$362,221,000
Tax returns filed32,810This ZIP32,810
Total adjusted gross income$1,626,355,000This ZIP$1,626,355,000

Land area

Land area1.31 sq miThis ZIP1.31 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 07087

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

ZIP codes near 07087

ZIPCityDistance
07086 Weehawken, NJ 0.8 mi
07030 Hoboken, NJ 1.5 mi
07307 Jersey City, NJ 1.5 mi
07093 West New York, NJ 1.8 mi
07047 North Bergen, NJ 1.9 mi
07094 Secaucus, NJ 2.1 mi
10199 New York, NY 2.1 mi
10001 New York, NY 2.2 mi
10018 New York, NY 2.2 mi
10036 New York, NY 2.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07087?

07087 is in Union City, New Jersey, in Hudson County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7672, -74.0324.

What county is 07087 in?

07087 lies in Hudson County.

What area code is 07087?

Union City uses area codes 201 and 551, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 07087 in?

07087 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07087?

About 66,463 people live in ZIP code 07087, in 25,725 households, at 50,929.5 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 07087?

$64,310 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07087?

The closest are 07086 (0.8 mi), 07030 (1.5 mi), 07307 (1.5 mi), 07093 (1.8 mi) and 07047 (1.9 mi).

Is 07087 a PO Box ZIP code?

07087 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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