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07205

ZIP 07205 is Hillside, New Jersey, in Union County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Population
22,349
Coordinates
40.6959, -74.2288
☼ Live from 07205 — Hillside, NJ

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Where 07205 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07205
  • 🔢 Type 07205 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOZLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,205 = 5 × 11 × 131. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110000100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07204 (Roselle Park, NJ, 3 mi away) and 07206 (Elizabethport, NJ, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07205 becomes 50270, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00725, 05072, 05702, 07052, 07502, 20057, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00725 in Caguas, PR, 1,627 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,281 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07205 and you would come out at 40.70°S, 105.77°E — 824 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 2.8 square miles of land, 07205 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,349This ZIP22,349
Households7,032This ZIP7,032
Housing units7,457This ZIP7,457
Median age35.7This ZIP35.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$99,528This ZIP$99,528New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$397,400This ZIP$397,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,794This ZIP$1,794New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density8,079.9 / sq miThis ZIP8,079.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments471This ZIP471
Employees6,553This ZIP6,553
Annual payroll$409,201,000This ZIP$409,201,000
Tax returns filed12,050This ZIP12,050
Total adjusted gross income$815,462,000This ZIP$815,462,000

Land area

Land area2.77 sq miThis ZIP2.77 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 07205

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ZIP codes near 07205

ZIPCityDistance
07112 Newark, NJ 1.4 mi
07208 Elizabeth, NJ 1.6 mi
07111 Irvington, NJ 1.9 mi
07083 Union, NJ 2.1 mi
07108 Newark, NJ 2.4 mi
07207 Elizabeth, NJ 2.4 mi
07101 Newark, NJ 2.8 mi
07204 Roselle Park, NJ 2.9 mi
07114 Newark, NJ 3.0 mi
07202 Elizabeth, NJ 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07205?

07205 is in Hillside, New Jersey, in Union County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6959, -74.2288.

What county is 07205 in?

07205 lies in Union County.

What time zone is 07205 in?

07205 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07205?

About 22,349 people live in ZIP code 07205, in 7,032 households, at 8,079.9 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 07205?

$99,528 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07205?

The closest are 07112 (1.4 mi), 07208 (1.6 mi), 07111 (1.9 mi), 07083 (2.1 mi) and 07108 (2.4 mi).

Is 07205 a PO Box ZIP code?

07205 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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