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07838

ZIP 07838 is Great Meadows, New Jersey, in Warren County; area code 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Warren
Population
3,727
Coordinates
40.8879, -74.9117
☼ Live from 07838 — Great Meadows, NJ

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Where 07838 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07838
  • 🔢 Type 07838 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEBLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,838 = 2 × 3919. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07837 (Glasser, NJ, 21 mi away) and 07839 (Greendell, NJ, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07838 becomes 83870 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tensed, ID, 2,102 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03878, 03887, 08738, 08837, 08873, 37088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83708 in Boise, ID, 2,102 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,244 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07838 and you would come out at 40.89°S, 105.09°E — 859 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 25.9 square miles of land, 07838 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,727This ZIP3,727
Households1,381This ZIP1,381
Housing units1,479This ZIP1,479
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$121,599This ZIP$121,599New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$440,100This ZIP$440,100New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,927This ZIP$1,927New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.0%This ZIP47.0%
Mean commute41.6 minThis ZIP41.6 min
Population density143.9 / sq miThis ZIP143.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments60This ZIP60
Employees277This ZIP277
Annual payroll$16,420,000This ZIP$16,420,000
Tax returns filed1,700This ZIP1,700
Total adjusted gross income$164,697,000This ZIP$164,697,000

Land area

Land area25.90 sq miThis ZIP25.90 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Other place names in 07838

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

ZIP codes near 07838

ZIPCityDistance
07880 Vienna, NJ 1.9 mi
07844 Hope, NJ 3.3 mi
07840 Hackettstown, NJ 4.6 mi
07829 Buttzville, NJ 5.0 mi
07846 Johnsonburg, NJ 5.7 mi
07863 Oxford, NJ 6.0 mi
07820 Allamuchy, NJ 6.5 mi
07865 Port Murray, NJ 6.5 mi
07825 Blairstown, NJ 7.1 mi
07870 Schooleys Mountain, NJ 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07838?

07838 is in Great Meadows, New Jersey, in Warren County, part of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8879, -74.9117.

What county is 07838 in?

07838 lies in Warren County.

What area code is 07838?

Great Meadows uses area code 908, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 07838 in?

07838 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07838?

About 3,727 people live in ZIP code 07838, in 1,381 households, at 143.9 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 07838?

$121,599 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07838?

The closest are 07880 (1.9 mi), 07844 (3.3 mi), 07840 (4.6 mi), 07829 (5 mi) and 07846 (5.7 mi).

Is 07838 a PO Box ZIP code?

07838 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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