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07201

ZIP 07201 is in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in Union County; area code 908; Eastern time. Elizabeth has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 07202, 07207 and 07208.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Population
28,467
Coordinates
40.6713, -74.1774
☼ Live from 07201 — Elizabeth, NJ

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Where 07201 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07201
  • 🔢 Type 07201 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOZLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,201 = 19 × 379. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110000100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07199 (Newark, NJ, 4 mi away) and 07202 (Elizabeth, NJ, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07201 becomes 10270 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 9 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00721, 01027, 01072, 01270, 01702, 01720, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00721 in Palmer, PR, 1,620 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,284 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07201 and you would come out at 40.67°S, 105.82°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 6.4 square miles of land, 07201 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,467This ZIP28,467
Households9,583This ZIP9,583
Housing units10,404This ZIP10,404
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,080This ZIP$60,080New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$467,500This ZIP$467,500New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,530This ZIP$1,530New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%This ZIP13.2%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density4,422.4 / sq miThis ZIP4,422.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,033This ZIP1,033
Employees20,641This ZIP20,641
Annual payroll$1,305,182,000This ZIP$1,305,182,000
Tax returns filed14,210This ZIP14,210
Total adjusted gross income$581,244,000This ZIP$581,244,000

Land area

Land area6.44 sq miThis ZIP6.44 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Other place names in 07201

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

ZIP codes near 07201

ZIPCityDistance
07206 Elizabethport, NJ 1.4 mi
07207 Elizabeth, NJ 1.8 mi
07114 Newark, NJ 1.9 mi
07202 Elizabeth, NJ 2.4 mi
07208 Elizabeth, NJ 2.4 mi
10303 Staten Island, NY 2.9 mi
07205 Hillside, NJ 3.2 mi
07112 Newark, NJ 3.3 mi
10302 Staten Island, NY 3.5 mi
07002 Bayonne, NJ 3.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07201?

07201 is in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in Union County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6713, -74.1774.

What county is 07201 in?

07201 lies in Union County.

What area code is 07201?

Elizabeth uses area code 908, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 07201 in?

07201 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07201?

About 28,467 people live in ZIP code 07201, in 9,583 households, at 4,422.4 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 07201?

$60,080 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07201?

The closest are 07206 (1.4 mi), 07207 (1.8 mi), 07114 (1.9 mi), 07202 (2.4 mi) and 07208 (2.4 mi).

Is 07201 a PO Box ZIP code?

07201 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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