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07461

ZIP 07461 is Sussex, New Jersey, in Sussex County; area codes 973 and 862; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Population
18,731
Coordinates
41.2470, -74.6105
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Where 07461 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07461
  • 🔢 Type 07461 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IghLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,461 = 3 × 3 × 829. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07460 (Stockholm, NJ, 11 mi away) and 07462 (Vernon, NJ, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07461 becomes 16470, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 72 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01467, 01746, 04617, 04671, 04761, 06147, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76401 in Stephenville, TX, 1,440 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,258 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07461 and you would come out at 41.25°S, 105.39°E — 865 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 83.0 square miles of land, 07461 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 63 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,731This ZIP18,731
Households7,179This ZIP7,179
Housing units8,093This ZIP8,093
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$106,981This ZIP$106,981New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$370,000This ZIP$370,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,447This ZIP$1,447New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.5%This ZIP31.5%
Mean commute38.0 minThis ZIP38.0 min
Population density225.7 / sq miThis ZIP225.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments313This ZIP313
Employees1,903This ZIP1,903
Annual payroll$92,736,000This ZIP$92,736,000
Tax returns filed9,230This ZIP9,230
Total adjusted gross income$791,882,000This ZIP$791,882,000

Land area

Land area82.98 sq miThis ZIP82.98 sq mi
Water area1.07 sq miThis ZIP1.07 sq mi

Other place names in 07461

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ZIP codes near 07461

ZIPCityDistance
10988 Unionville, NY 4.5 mi
07428 Mc Afee, NJ 4.7 mi
10998 Westtown, NY 6.4 mi
07418 Glenwood, NJ 6.5 mi
07827 Montague, NJ 6.7 mi
07419 Hamburg, NJ 6.8 mi
07462 Vernon, NJ 6.9 mi
10969 Pine Island, NY 7.2 mi
12771 Port Jervis, NY 8.9 mi
07837 Glasser, NJ 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07461?

07461 is in Sussex, New Jersey, in Sussex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2470, -74.6105.

What county is 07461 in?

07461 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 07461?

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

What time zone is 07461 in?

07461 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07461?

About 18,731 people live in ZIP code 07461, in 7,179 households, at 225.7 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 07461?

$106,981 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07461?

The closest are 10988 (4.5 mi), 07428 (4.7 mi), 10998 (6.4 mi), 07418 (6.5 mi) and 07827 (6.7 mi).

Is 07461 a PO Box ZIP code?

07461 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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