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07747

ZIP 07747 is Matawan, New Jersey, mostly in Middlesex County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex +1 more
Population
32,330
Coordinates
40.4132, -74.2577
☼ Live from 07747 — Matawan, NJ

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Where 07747 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 07747
  • 🔢 Type 07747 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhLLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,747 = 61 × 127. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07746 (Marlboro, NJ, 6 mi away) and 07748 (Middletown, NJ, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07747 becomes 74770, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04777, 70747, 70774, 74077, 77047, 77074, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77470 in Rock Island, TX, 1,462 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% 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 07747 and you would come out at 40.41°S, 105.74°E — 811 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 12.8 square miles of land, 07747 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,330This ZIP32,330
Households13,097This ZIP13,097
Housing units13,421This ZIP13,421
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$124,383This ZIP$124,383New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$485,600This ZIP$485,600New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,907This ZIP$1,907New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.2%This ZIP49.2%
Mean commute36.2 minThis ZIP36.2 min
Population density2,527.6 / sq miThis ZIP2,527.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments896This ZIP896
Employees12,220This ZIP12,220
Annual payroll$941,020,000This ZIP$941,020,000
Tax returns filed16,600This ZIP16,600
Total adjusted gross income$1,849,041,000This ZIP$1,849,041,000

Land area

Land area12.79 sq miThis ZIP12.79 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Counties 07747 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Middlesex County 54.7%
Monmouth County 45.3%

Other place names in 07747

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ZIP codes near 07747

ZIPCityDistance
07721 Cliffwood, NJ 1.9 mi
07735 Keyport, NJ 3.1 mi
07751 Morganville, NJ 3.7 mi
08879 South Amboy, NJ 3.8 mi
08859 Parlin, NJ 3.9 mi
08857 Old Bridge, NJ 4.1 mi
07765 Wickatunk, NJ 4.4 mi
07730 Hazlet, NJ 4.5 mi
07733 Holmdel, NJ 5.1 mi
08872 Sayreville, NJ 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07747?

07747 is in Matawan, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4132, -74.2577.

What county is 07747 in?

07747 spans 2 counties: Middlesex County and Monmouth County. Most of it falls in Middlesex County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 07747?

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

What time zone is 07747 in?

07747 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07747?

About 32,330 people live in ZIP code 07747, in 13,097 households, at 2,527.6 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 07747?

$124,383 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07747?

The closest are 07721 (1.9 mi), 07735 (3.1 mi), 07751 (3.7 mi), 08879 (3.8 mi) and 08859 (3.9 mi).

Is 07747 a PO Box ZIP code?

07747 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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