07842
ZIP 07842 is Hibernia, New Jersey, in Morris County; area codes 973 and 862; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Morris
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Population
- 56
- Coordinates
- 40.9446, -74.5009
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Where 07842 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.
- 🔢 Type 07842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBLO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 7,842 = 2 × 3 × 1307. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111010100010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07840 (Hackettstown, NJ, 18 mi away) and 07843 (Hopatcong, NJ, 8 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 07842 becomes 24870 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oceana, WV, 436 miles away.
- 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 08247, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84720 in Cedar City, UT, 2,071 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
- 🎯1,266 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07842 and you would come out at 40.94°S, 105.50°E — 846 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
- 📏 At 0.252 square miles of land, 07842 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 122 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 56This ZIP56 |
|---|---|
| Households | 28This ZIP28 |
| Housing units | 28This ZIP28 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 222.2 / sq miThis ZIP222.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 30This ZIP30 |
| Annual payroll | $1,772,000This ZIP$1,772,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 07842
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 07842
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
07866 | Rockaway, NJ | 1.0 mi |
07834 | Denville, NJ | 4.1 mi |
07801 | Dover, NJ | 4.5 mi |
07005 | Boonton, NJ | 4.8 mi |
07046 | Mountain Lakes, NJ | 4.8 mi |
07878 | Mount Tabor, NJ | 5.2 mi |
07885 | Wharton, NJ | 5.7 mi |
07849 | Lake Hopatcong, NJ | 6.0 mi |
07438 | Oak Ridge, NJ | 6.0 mi |
07802 | Dover, NJ | 6.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 07842?
07842 is in Hibernia, New Jersey, in Morris County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9446, -74.5009.
What county is 07842 in?
07842 lies in Morris County.
What area code is 07842?
Hibernia uses area codes 973 and 862, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 07842 in?
07842 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 07842?
About 56 people live in ZIP code 07842, in 28 households, at 222.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 07842?
The closest are 07866 (1 mi), 07834 (4.1 mi), 07801 (4.5 mi), 07005 (4.8 mi) and 07046 (4.8 mi).
Is 07842 a PO Box ZIP code?
07842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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