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07738

ZIP 07738 is Lincroft, New Jersey, in Monmouth County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Monmouth
Population
6,939
Coordinates
40.3354, -74.1327
☼ Live from 07738 — Lincroft, NJ

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Where 07738 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07738
  • 🔢 Type 07738 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BELLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,738 = 2 × 53 × 73. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07737 (Leonardo, NJ, 6 mi away) and 07739 (Little Silver, NJ, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07738 becomes 83770, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07837, 37078, 37087, 37708, 37807, 37870, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83707 in Boise, ID, 2,150 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,289 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07738 and you would come out at 40.34°S, 105.87°E — 803 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 5.6 square miles of land, 07738 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,939This ZIP6,939
Households2,498This ZIP2,498
Housing units2,498This ZIP2,498
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$189,000This ZIP$189,000New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$807,300This ZIP$807,300New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$685This ZIP$685New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.2%This ZIP65.2%
Mean commute35.4 minThis ZIP35.4 min
Population density1,232.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,232.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments193This ZIP193
Employees2,008This ZIP2,008
Annual payroll$111,263,000This ZIP$111,263,000
Tax returns filed3,530This ZIP3,530
Total adjusted gross income$746,237,000This ZIP$746,237,000

Land area

Land area5.63 sq miThis ZIP5.63 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 07738

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ZIP codes near 07738

ZIPCityDistance
07701 Red Bank, NJ 3.3 mi
07733 Holmdel, NJ 3.5 mi
07722 Colts Neck, NJ 3.7 mi
07724 Eatontown, NJ 4.0 mi
07702 Shrewsbury, NJ 4.0 mi
07748 Middletown, NJ 4.3 mi
07703 Fort Monmouth, NJ 4.8 mi
07739 Little Silver, NJ 5.2 mi
07704 Fair Haven, NJ 5.3 mi
07737 Leonardo, NJ 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07738?

07738 is in Lincroft, New Jersey, in Monmouth County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3354, -74.1327.

What county is 07738 in?

07738 lies in Monmouth County.

What area code is 07738?

Lincroft uses area codes 732 and 848, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 07738 in?

07738 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07738?

About 6,939 people live in ZIP code 07738, in 2,498 households, at 1,232.5 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 07738?

$189,000 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07738?

The closest are 07701 (3.3 mi), 07733 (3.5 mi), 07722 (3.7 mi), 07724 (4 mi) and 07702 (4 mi).

Is 07738 a PO Box ZIP code?

07738 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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