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07436

ZIP 07436 is Oakland, New Jersey, mostly in Bergen County; area codes 201 and 551; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bergen +1 more
Population
12,740
Coordinates
41.0310, -74.2405
☼ Live from 07436 — Oakland, NJ

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Where 07436 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07436
  • 🔢 Type 07436 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEhLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,436 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 13 × 13. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07435 (Newfoundland, NJ, 11 mi away) and 07438 (Oak Ridge, NJ, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07436 becomes 63470, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03467, 03746, 04637, 04673, 04736, 04763, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76430 in Albany, TX, 1,486 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,279 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07436 and you would come out at 41.03°S, 105.76°E — 840 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 8.5 square miles of land, 07436 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,740This ZIP12,740
Households4,480This ZIP4,480
Housing units4,675This ZIP4,675
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$161,971This ZIP$161,971New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$591,000This ZIP$591,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,391This ZIP$1,391New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.8%This ZIP56.8%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density1,498.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,498.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments443This ZIP443
Employees5,631This ZIP5,631
Annual payroll$394,889,000This ZIP$394,889,000
Tax returns filed6,370This ZIP6,370
Total adjusted gross income$893,792,000This ZIP$893,792,000

Land area

Land area8.50 sq miThis ZIP8.50 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Counties 07436 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Bergen County 100.0%
Passaic County 0.0%

Other place names in 07436

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ZIP codes near 07436

ZIPCityDistance
07417 Franklin Lakes, NJ 2.4 mi
07465 Wanaque, NJ 3.0 mi
07442 Pompton Lakes, NJ 3.1 mi
07420 Haskell, NJ 3.3 mi
07511 Totowa, NJ 3.6 mi
07533 Paterson, NJ 3.6 mi
07543 Paterson, NJ 3.6 mi
07544 Paterson, NJ 3.6 mi
07481 Wyckoff, NJ 4.3 mi
07457 Riverdale, NJ 4.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07436?

07436 is in Oakland, New Jersey, in Bergen County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0310, -74.2405.

What county is 07436 in?

07436 spans 2 counties: Bergen County and Passaic County. Most of it falls in Bergen 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 07436?

Oakland uses area codes 201 and 551, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 07436 in?

07436 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07436?

About 12,740 people live in ZIP code 07436, in 4,480 households, at 1,498.3 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 07436?

$161,971 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07436?

The closest are 07417 (2.4 mi), 07465 (3 mi), 07442 (3.1 mi), 07420 (3.3 mi) and 07511 (3.6 mi).

Is 07436 a PO Box ZIP code?

07436 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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