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07740

ZIP 07740 is Long Branch, New Jersey, in Monmouth County; area codes 732, 848 and 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Monmouth
Population
32,917
Coordinates
40.2954, -73.9899
☼ Live from 07740 — Long Branch, NJ

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Where 07740 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 07740
  • 🔢 Type 07740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,740 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 43. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07739 (Little Silver, NJ, 4 mi away) and 07746 (Marlboro, NJ, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07740 becomes 04770, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04077, 07047, 07074, 07407, 07470, 07704, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77040 in Houston, TX, 1,409 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,297 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07740 and you would come out at 40.30°S, 106.01°E — 796 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 5.3 square miles of land, 07740 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,917This ZIP32,917
Households13,260This ZIP13,260
Housing units15,228This ZIP15,228
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,870This ZIP$79,870New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$578,800This ZIP$578,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,882This ZIP$1,882New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%This ZIP36.1%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density6,237.8 / sq miThis ZIP6,237.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments767This ZIP767
Employees10,521This ZIP10,521
Annual payroll$860,795,000This ZIP$860,795,000
Tax returns filed14,000This ZIP14,000
Total adjusted gross income$1,148,880,000This ZIP$1,148,880,000

Land area

Land area5.28 sq miThis ZIP5.28 sq mi
Water area1.16 sq miThis ZIP1.16 sq mi

Other place names in 07740

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ZIP codes near 07740

ZIPCityDistance
07764 West Long Branch, NJ 1.7 mi
07757 Oceanport, NJ 2.0 mi
07750 Monmouth Beach, NJ 2.8 mi
07755 Oakhurst, NJ 2.8 mi
07723 Deal, NJ 3.2 mi
07703 Fort Monmouth, NJ 3.3 mi
07739 Little Silver, NJ 3.7 mi
07711 Allenhurst, NJ 4.1 mi
07702 Shrewsbury, NJ 4.2 mi
07724 Eatontown, NJ 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07740?

07740 is in Long Branch, New Jersey, in Monmouth County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2954, -73.9899.

What county is 07740 in?

07740 lies in Monmouth County.

What area code is 07740?

Long Branch uses area codes 732, 848 and 908, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 07740 in?

07740 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07740?

About 32,917 people live in ZIP code 07740, in 13,260 households, at 6,237.8 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 07740?

$79,870 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07740?

The closest are 07764 (1.7 mi), 07757 (2 mi), 07750 (2.8 mi), 07755 (2.8 mi) and 07723 (3.2 mi).

Is 07740 a PO Box ZIP code?

07740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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