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07421

ZIP 07421 is Hewitt, New Jersey, mostly in Passaic County; area code 973; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Passaic +1 more
Population
6,977
Coordinates
41.1737, -74.3526
☼ Live from 07421 — Hewitt, NJ

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Where 07421 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07421
  • 🔢 Type 07421 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZhLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,421 = 41 × 181. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07420 (Haskell, NJ, 10 mi away) and 07422 (Highland Lakes, NJ, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07421 becomes 12470 — and that is a real ZIP code: Purling, NY, 78 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01247, 01472, 01742, 02471, 02714, 02741, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74102 in Tulsa, OK, 1,214 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,272 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07421 and you would come out at 41.17°S, 105.65°E — 852 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 22.5 square miles of land, 07421 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,977This ZIP6,977
Households2,780This ZIP2,780
Housing units3,076This ZIP3,076
Median age46.0This ZIP46.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$129,800This ZIP$129,800New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$420,000This ZIP$420,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,166This ZIP$2,166New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.8%This ZIP38.8%
Mean commute50.4 minThis ZIP50.4 min
Population density309.7 / sq miThis ZIP309.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments143This ZIP143
Employees580This ZIP580
Annual payroll$31,361,000This ZIP$31,361,000
Tax returns filed3,540This ZIP3,540
Total adjusted gross income$345,273,000This ZIP$345,273,000

Land area

Land area22.53 sq miThis ZIP22.53 sq mi
Water area2.04 sq miThis ZIP2.04 sq mi

Counties 07421 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Passaic County 91.7%
Sussex County 8.3%

Other place names in 07421

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ZIP codes near 07421

ZIPCityDistance
10979 Sterling Forest, NY 1.9 mi
10925 Greenwood Lake, NY 3.4 mi
07422 Highland Lakes, NJ 4.9 mi
10959 New Milford, NY 5.3 mi
10912 Bellvale, NY 5.7 mi
07480 West Milford, NJ 6.2 mi
10990 Warwick, NY 6.5 mi
10987 Tuxedo Park, NY 6.9 mi
07456 Ringwood, NJ 7.1 mi
07462 Vernon, NJ 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07421?

07421 is in Hewitt, New Jersey, in Passaic County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1737, -74.3526.

What county is 07421 in?

07421 spans 2 counties: Passaic County and Sussex County. Most of it falls in Passaic County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 07421?

Hewitt uses area code 973, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 07421 in?

07421 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07421?

About 6,977 people live in ZIP code 07421, in 2,780 households, at 309.7 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 07421?

$129,800 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07421?

The closest are 10979 (1.9 mi), 10925 (3.4 mi), 07422 (4.9 mi), 10959 (5.3 mi) and 10912 (5.7 mi).

Is 07421 a PO Box ZIP code?

07421 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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