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07422

ZIP 07422 is Highland Lakes, New Jersey, in Sussex County; area codes 973 and 862; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Population
5,280
Coordinates
41.1735, -74.4472
☼ Live from 07422 — Highland Lakes, NJ

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Where 07422 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07422
  • 🔢 Type 07422 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZhLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,422 = 2 × 3 × 1237. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110011111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07421 (Hewitt, NJ, 5 mi away) and 07423 (Ho Ho Kus, NJ, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07422 becomes 22470, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02472, 02724, 02742, 04227, 20427, 20472, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74022 in Copan, OK, 1,189 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,267 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07422 and you would come out at 41.17°S, 105.55°E — 855 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 17.5 square miles of land, 07422 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,280This ZIP5,280
Households2,268This ZIP2,268
Housing units2,633This ZIP2,633
Median age50.2This ZIP50.2New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$108,722This ZIP$108,722New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$295,000This ZIP$295,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,425This ZIP$2,425New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.2%This ZIP44.2%
Mean commute43.7 minThis ZIP43.7 min
Population density301.1 / sq miThis ZIP301.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees214This ZIP214
Annual payroll$16,188,000This ZIP$16,188,000
Tax returns filed3,290This ZIP3,290
Total adjusted gross income$275,576,000This ZIP$275,576,000

Land area

Land area17.54 sq miThis ZIP17.54 sq mi
Water area1.18 sq miThis ZIP1.18 sq mi

Other place names in 07422

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

ZIP codes near 07422

ZIPCityDistance
07462 Vernon, NJ 3.0 mi
10959 New Milford, NY 4.6 mi
07460 Stockholm, NJ 4.8 mi
07421 Hewitt, NJ 4.9 mi
07418 Glenwood, NJ 5.2 mi
07428 Mc Afee, NJ 5.2 mi
07419 Hamburg, NJ 6.5 mi
10979 Sterling Forest, NY 6.7 mi
07480 West Milford, NJ 7.0 mi
10990 Warwick, NY 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07422?

07422 is in Highland Lakes, New Jersey, in Sussex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1735, -74.4472.

What county is 07422 in?

07422 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 07422?

Highland Lakes uses area codes 973 and 862, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 07422 in?

07422 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07422?

About 5,280 people live in ZIP code 07422, in 2,268 households, at 301.1 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 07422?

$108,722 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07422?

The closest are 07462 (3 mi), 10959 (4.6 mi), 07460 (4.8 mi), 07421 (4.9 mi) and 07418 (5.2 mi).

Is 07422 a PO Box ZIP code?

07422 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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