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07826

ZIP 07826 is in Branchville, New Jersey, in Sussex County; area codes 862 and 973; Eastern time. Branchville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 07890.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Population
5,967
Coordinates
41.1635, -74.8154
☼ Live from 07826 — Branchville, NJ

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Where 07826 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07826
  • 🔢 Type 07826 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZBLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,826 = 2 × 7 × 13 × 43. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07825 (Blairstown, NJ, 15 mi away) and 07827 (Montague, NJ, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07826 becomes 62870 — and that is a real ZIP code: Odin, IL, 774 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02768, 02876, 06278, 06782, 07628, 20678, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87026 in Laguna, NM, 1,802 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,248 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07826 and you would come out at 41.16°S, 105.18°E — 868 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 58.2 square miles of land, 07826 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,967This ZIP5,967
Households2,374This ZIP2,374
Housing units2,824This ZIP2,824
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$116,598This ZIP$116,598New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$392,200This ZIP$392,200New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,667This ZIP$1,667New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.8%This ZIP37.8%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density102.4 / sq miThis ZIP102.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments151This ZIP151
Employees961This ZIP961
Annual payroll$59,393,000This ZIP$59,393,000
Tax returns filed2,950This ZIP2,950
Total adjusted gross income$283,518,000This ZIP$283,518,000

Land area

Land area58.25 sq miThis ZIP58.25 sq mi
Water area1.47 sq miThis ZIP1.47 sq mi

Other place names in 07826

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

ZIP codes near 07826

ZIPCityDistance
07851 Layton, NJ 3.3 mi
07890 Branchville, NJ 3.5 mi
07877 Swartswood, NJ 4.6 mi
07822 Augusta, NJ 5.8 mi
07881 Wallpack Center, NJ 6.8 mi
07860 Newton, NJ 7.4 mi
07837 Glasser, NJ 7.5 mi
07855 Middleville, NJ 7.8 mi
07848 Lafayette, NJ 8.4 mi
07875 Stillwater, NJ 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07826?

07826 is in Branchville, New Jersey, in Sussex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1635, -74.8154.

What county is 07826 in?

07826 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 07826?

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

What time zone is 07826 in?

07826 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07826?

About 5,967 people live in ZIP code 07826, in 2,374 households, at 102.4 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 07826?

$116,598 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07826?

The closest are 07851 (3.3 mi), 07890 (3.5 mi), 07877 (4.6 mi), 07822 (5.8 mi) and 07881 (6.8 mi).

Is 07826 a PO Box ZIP code?

07826 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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