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07462

ZIP 07462 is Vernon, New Jersey, in Sussex County; area codes 973 and 862; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Population
7,195
Coordinates
41.1985, -74.4956
☼ Live from 07462 — Vernon, NJ

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Where 07462 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07462
  • 🔢 Type 07462 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZghLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,462 = 2 × 7 × 13 × 41. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07461 (Sussex, NJ, 7 mi away) and 07463 (Waldwick, NJ, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07462 becomes 26470, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02467, 02476, 02647, 02746, 02764, 04267, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76402 in Stephenville, TX, 1,447 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,265 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07462 and you would come out at 41.20°S, 105.50°E — 858 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 17.0 square miles of land, 07462 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,195This ZIP7,195
Households3,265This ZIP3,265
Housing units3,596This ZIP3,596
Median age49.6This ZIP49.6New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$95,945This ZIP$95,945New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$280,400This ZIP$280,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,648This ZIP$1,648New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%This ZIP32.7%
Mean commute39.9 minThis ZIP39.9 min
Population density423.1 / sq miThis ZIP423.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments184This ZIP184
Employees2,227This ZIP2,227
Annual payroll$75,742,000This ZIP$75,742,000
Tax returns filed3,550This ZIP3,550
Total adjusted gross income$277,366,000This ZIP$277,366,000

Land area

Land area17.01 sq miThis ZIP17.01 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 07462

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ZIP codes near 07462

ZIPCityDistance
07428 Mc Afee, NJ 2.3 mi
07422 Highland Lakes, NJ 3.0 mi
07418 Glenwood, NJ 3.1 mi
10959 New Milford, NY 4.9 mi
07419 Hamburg, NJ 4.9 mi
07460 Stockholm, NJ 5.8 mi
10969 Pine Island, NY 6.7 mi
07461 Sussex, NJ 6.9 mi
07421 Hewitt, NJ 7.6 mi
07416 Franklin, NJ 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07462?

07462 is in Vernon, New Jersey, in Sussex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1985, -74.4956.

What county is 07462 in?

07462 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 07462?

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

What time zone is 07462 in?

07462 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07462?

About 7,195 people live in ZIP code 07462, in 3,265 households, at 423.1 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 07462?

$95,945 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07462?

The closest are 07428 (2.3 mi), 07422 (3 mi), 07418 (3.1 mi), 10959 (4.9 mi) and 07419 (4.9 mi).

Is 07462 a PO Box ZIP code?

07462 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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