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07502

ZIP 07502 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
17,158
Coordinates
40.9197, -74.1950
☼ Live from 07502 — Paterson, NJ

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Where 07502 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07502
  • 🔢 Type 07502 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOSLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,502 = 2 × 11 × 11 × 31. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07501 (Paterson, NJ, 1 mi away) and 07503 (Paterson, NJ, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07502 becomes 20570 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 205 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00725, 05072, 05702, 07052, 07205, 20057, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00725 in Caguas, PR, 1,641 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,282 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07502 and you would come out at 40.92°S, 105.80°E — 833 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 0.859 square miles of land, 07502 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 416 football fields.
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People and housing

Population17,158This ZIP17,158
Households4,698This ZIP4,698
Housing units4,797This ZIP4,797
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$76,790This ZIP$76,790New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$375,300This ZIP$375,300New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,651This ZIP$1,651New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%This ZIP13.7%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density19,974.4 / sq miThis ZIP19,974.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments158This ZIP158
Employees1,205This ZIP1,205
Annual payroll$52,859,000This ZIP$52,859,000
Tax returns filed8,560This ZIP8,560
Total adjusted gross income$376,073,000This ZIP$376,073,000

Land area

Land area0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 07502

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

ZIP codes near 07502

ZIPCityDistance
07522 Paterson, NJ 0.9 mi
07538 Haledon, NJ 1.2 mi
07505 Paterson, NJ 1.2 mi
07509 Paterson, NJ 1.2 mi
07510 Paterson, NJ 1.2 mi
07501 Paterson, NJ 1.4 mi
07512 Totowa, NJ 1.7 mi
07524 Paterson, NJ 2.2 mi
07508 Haledon, NJ 2.5 mi
07513 Paterson, NJ 2.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07502?

07502 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 40.9197, -74.1950.

What county is 07502 in?

07502 lies in Passaic County.

What area code is 07502?

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

What time zone is 07502 in?

07502 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07502?

About 17,158 people live in ZIP code 07502, in 4,698 households, at 19,974.4 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 07502?

$76,790 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07502?

The closest are 07522 (0.9 mi), 07538 (1.2 mi), 07505 (1.2 mi), 07509 (1.2 mi) and 07510 (1.2 mi).

Is 07502 a PO Box ZIP code?

07502 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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