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07827

ZIP 07827 is Montague, New Jersey, in Sussex County; area code 973; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Population
4,109
Coordinates
41.2810, -74.7305
☼ Live from 07827 — Montague, NJ

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Where 07827 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07827
  • 🔢 Type 07827 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZBLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,827 = 3 × 2609. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07826 (Branchville, NJ, 9 mi away) and 07828 (Budd Lake, NJ, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07827 becomes 72870, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02877, 07728, 20778, 20787, 20877, 27708, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87027 in La Jara, NM, 1,763 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,252 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07827 and you would come out at 41.28°S, 105.27°E — 871 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 53.1 square miles of land, 07827 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,109This ZIP4,109
Households1,654This ZIP1,654
Housing units1,795This ZIP1,795
Median age46.5This ZIP46.5New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$101,444This ZIP$101,444New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$346,200This ZIP$346,200New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,260This ZIP$1,260New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%This ZIP29.1%
Mean commute41.6 minThis ZIP41.6 min
Population density77.4 / sq miThis ZIP77.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees297This ZIP297
Annual payroll$10,451,000This ZIP$10,451,000
Tax returns filed2,010This ZIP2,010
Total adjusted gross income$141,885,000This ZIP$141,885,000

Land area

Land area53.10 sq miThis ZIP53.10 sq mi
Water area1.46 sq miThis ZIP1.46 sq mi

Other place names in 07827

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ZIP codes near 07827

ZIPCityDistance
18336 Matamoras, PA 6.4 mi
07461 Sussex, NJ 6.7 mi
18337 Milford, PA 8.1 mi
12771 Port Jervis, NY 8.3 mi
07851 Layton, NJ 8.6 mi
10988 Unionville, NY 8.8 mi
07826 Branchville, NJ 9.2 mi
07890 Branchville, NJ 9.4 mi
18340 Millrift, PA 9.6 mi
07822 Augusta, NJ 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07827?

07827 is in Montague, New Jersey, in Sussex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2810, -74.7305.

What county is 07827 in?

07827 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 07827?

Montague uses area code 973, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 07827 in?

07827 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07827?

About 4,109 people live in ZIP code 07827, in 1,654 households, at 77.4 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 07827?

$101,444 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07827?

The closest are 18336 (6.4 mi), 07461 (6.7 mi), 18337 (8.1 mi), 12771 (8.3 mi) and 07851 (8.6 mi).

Is 07827 a PO Box ZIP code?

07827 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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