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07501

ZIP 07501 is in Paterson, New Jersey, in Passaic County; area codes 973 and 862; Eastern time. Paterson has 14 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Passaic
Population
35,481
Coordinates
40.9120, -74.1710
☼ Live from 07501 — Paterson, NJ

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Where 07501 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 07501
  • 🔢 Type 07501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,501 = 13 × 577. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07495 (Mahwah, NJ, 13 mi away) and 07502 (Paterson, NJ, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07501 becomes 10570 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pleasantville, NY, 25 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00715, 00751, 01057, 01075, 01507, 01570, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00751 in Salinas, PR, 1,651 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,283 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07501 and you would come out at 40.91°S, 105.83°E — 832 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 1.8 square miles of land, 07501 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,481This ZIP35,481
Households12,253This ZIP12,253
Housing units13,124This ZIP13,124
Median age31.1This ZIP31.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$44,300This ZIP$44,300New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$333,800This ZIP$333,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,541This ZIP$1,541New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.0%This ZIP8.0%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density19,711.7 / sq miThis ZIP19,711.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments477This ZIP477
Employees4,456This ZIP4,456
Annual payroll$198,276,000This ZIP$198,276,000
Tax returns filed17,230This ZIP17,230
Total adjusted gross income$559,634,000This ZIP$559,634,000

Land area

Land area1.80 sq miThis ZIP1.80 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 07501

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

ZIP codes near 07501

ZIPCityDistance
07509 Paterson, NJ 0.3 mi
07510 Paterson, NJ 0.3 mi
07505 Paterson, NJ 0.3 mi
07522 Paterson, NJ 0.9 mi
07513 Paterson, NJ 1.3 mi
07503 Paterson, NJ 1.3 mi
07502 Paterson, NJ 1.4 mi
07524 Paterson, NJ 1.5 mi
07504 Paterson, NJ 1.6 mi
07514 Paterson, NJ 1.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07501?

07501 is in Paterson, New Jersey, in Passaic County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9120, -74.1710.

What county is 07501 in?

07501 lies in Passaic County.

What area code is 07501?

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

What time zone is 07501 in?

07501 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07501?

About 35,481 people live in ZIP code 07501, in 12,253 households, at 19,711.7 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 07501?

$44,300 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07501?

The closest are 07509 (0.3 mi), 07510 (0.3 mi), 07505 (0.3 mi), 07522 (0.9 mi) and 07513 (1.3 mi).

Is 07501 a PO Box ZIP code?

07501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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