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07208

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Population
31,937
Coordinates
40.6729, -74.2240
☼ Live from 07208 — Elizabeth, NJ

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Where 07208 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07208
  • 🔢 Type 07208 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOZLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,208 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 53. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110000101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07207 (Elizabeth, NJ, 1 mi away) and 07302 (Jersey City, NJ, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07208 becomes 80270, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00728, 00782, 02780, 02807, 07028, 07082, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87020 in Grants, NM, 1,868 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% 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 07208 and you would come out at 40.67°S, 105.78°E — 822 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 1.8 square miles of land, 07208 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,937This ZIP31,937
Households11,779This ZIP11,779
Housing units12,774This ZIP12,774
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$65,511This ZIP$65,511New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$459,200This ZIP$459,200New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,400This ZIP$1,400New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density17,822.0 / sq miThis ZIP17,822.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments504This ZIP504
Employees4,279This ZIP4,279
Annual payroll$179,960,000This ZIP$179,960,000
Tax returns filed15,820This ZIP15,820
Total adjusted gross income$861,199,000This ZIP$861,199,000

Land area

Land area1.79 sq miThis ZIP1.79 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 07208

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

ZIP codes near 07208

ZIPCityDistance
07207 Elizabeth, NJ 0.9 mi
07202 Elizabeth, NJ 1.5 mi
07205 Hillside, NJ 1.6 mi
07204 Roselle Park, NJ 2.3 mi
07203 Roselle, NJ 2.4 mi
07201 Elizabeth, NJ 2.4 mi
07206 Elizabethport, NJ 2.6 mi
07112 Newark, NJ 2.7 mi
07083 Union, NJ 2.8 mi
07114 Newark, NJ 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07208?

07208 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 40.6729, -74.2240.

What county is 07208 in?

07208 lies in Union County.

What area code is 07208?

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

What time zone is 07208 in?

07208 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07208?

About 31,937 people live in ZIP code 07208, in 11,779 households, at 17,822.0 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 07208?

$65,511 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07208?

The closest are 07207 (0.9 mi), 07202 (1.5 mi), 07205 (1.6 mi), 07204 (2.3 mi) and 07203 (2.4 mi).

Is 07208 a PO Box ZIP code?

07208 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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