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07503

ZIP 07503 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
19,170
Coordinates
40.8975, -74.1541
☼ Live from 07503 — Paterson, NJ

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Where 07503 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07503
  • 🔢 Type 07503 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOSLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,503 = 3 × 41 × 61. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07502 (Paterson, NJ, 3 mi away) and 07504 (Paterson, NJ, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07503 becomes 30570, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00735, 03057, 03570, 03750, 05037, 05073, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00735 in Ceiba, PR, 1,644 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,284 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07503 and you would come out at 40.90°S, 105.85°E — 831 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 07503 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,170This ZIP19,170
Households6,066This ZIP6,066
Housing units6,418This ZIP6,418
Median age31.6This ZIP31.6New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,443This ZIP$60,443New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$350,900This ZIP$350,900New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,677This ZIP$1,677New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density12,399.7 / sq miThis ZIP12,399.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments548This ZIP548
Employees9,842This ZIP9,842
Annual payroll$762,325,000This ZIP$762,325,000
Tax returns filed9,610This ZIP9,610
Total adjusted gross income$368,342,000This ZIP$368,342,000

Land area

Land area1.55 sq miThis ZIP1.55 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 07503

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

ZIP codes near 07503

ZIPCityDistance
07513 Paterson, NJ 0.6 mi
07504 Paterson, NJ 1.2 mi
07011 Clifton, NJ 1.3 mi
07501 Paterson, NJ 1.3 mi
07509 Paterson, NJ 1.6 mi
07510 Paterson, NJ 1.6 mi
07505 Paterson, NJ 1.6 mi
07407 Elmwood Park, NJ 1.9 mi
07514 Paterson, NJ 1.9 mi
07013 Clifton, NJ 2.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07503?

07503 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 40.8975, -74.1541.

What county is 07503 in?

07503 lies in Passaic County.

What area code is 07503?

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

What time zone is 07503 in?

07503 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07503?

About 19,170 people live in ZIP code 07503, in 6,066 households, at 12,399.7 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 07503?

$60,443 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07503?

The closest are 07513 (0.6 mi), 07504 (1.2 mi), 07011 (1.3 mi), 07501 (1.3 mi) and 07509 (1.6 mi).

Is 07503 a PO Box ZIP code?

07503 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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