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07202

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Population
44,968
Coordinates
40.6525, -74.2169
☼ Live from 07202 — Elizabeth, NJ

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Where 07202 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07202
  • 🔢 Type 07202 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOZLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,202 = 2 × 13 × 277. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110000100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07201 (Elizabeth, NJ, 2 mi away) and 07203 (Roselle, NJ, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07202 becomes 20270 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 192 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02027, 02072, 02702, 02720, 07022, 20027, …). The farthest-flung twin is 72002 in Alexander, AR, 1,082 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,282 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07202 and you would come out at 40.65°S, 105.78°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 2.3 square miles of land, 07202 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population44,968This ZIP44,968
Households15,451This ZIP15,451
Housing units15,926This ZIP15,926
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,250This ZIP$71,250New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$432,100This ZIP$432,100New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,565This ZIP$1,565New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%This ZIP13.0%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density19,441.4 / sq miThis ZIP19,441.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments609This ZIP609
Employees5,457This ZIP5,457
Annual payroll$290,795,000This ZIP$290,795,000
Tax returns filed21,130This ZIP21,130
Total adjusted gross income$941,225,000This ZIP$941,225,000

Land area

Land area2.31 sq miThis ZIP2.31 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 07202

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

ZIP codes near 07202

ZIPCityDistance
07207 Elizabeth, NJ 0.9 mi
07208 Elizabeth, NJ 1.5 mi
07206 Elizabethport, NJ 1.7 mi
07036 Linden, NJ 2.3 mi
07203 Roselle, NJ 2.3 mi
07201 Elizabeth, NJ 2.4 mi
10303 Staten Island, NY 2.7 mi
07204 Roselle Park, NJ 2.8 mi
07205 Hillside, NJ 3.1 mi
10311 Staten Island, NY 3.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07202?

07202 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 40.6525, -74.2169.

What county is 07202 in?

07202 lies in Union County.

What area code is 07202?

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

What time zone is 07202 in?

07202 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07202?

About 44,968 people live in ZIP code 07202, in 15,451 households, at 19,441.4 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 07202?

$71,250 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07202?

The closest are 07207 (0.9 mi), 07208 (1.5 mi), 07206 (1.7 mi), 07036 (2.3 mi) and 07203 (2.3 mi).

Is 07202 a PO Box ZIP code?

07202 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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