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07843

ZIP 07843 is Hopatcong, New Jersey, in Sussex County; area codes 862 and 973; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Population
11,098
Coordinates
40.9392, -74.6595
☼ Live from 07843 — Hopatcong, NJ

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Where 07843 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07843
  • 🔢 Type 07843 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhBLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,843 = 11 × 23 × 31. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07842 (Hibernia, NJ, 8 mi away) and 07844 (Hope, NJ, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07843 becomes 34870, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03748, 03784, 03847, 03874, 04738, 04783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83704 in Boise, ID, 2,114 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,257 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07843 and you would come out at 40.94°S, 105.34°E — 852 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 3.9 square miles of land, 07843 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,098This ZIP11,098
Households4,542This ZIP4,542
Housing units4,935This ZIP4,935
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$108,651This ZIP$108,651New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$340,000This ZIP$340,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,829This ZIP$1,829New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.5%This ZIP33.5%
Mean commute37.3 minThis ZIP37.3 min
Population density2,855.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,855.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments145This ZIP145
Employees620This ZIP620
Annual payroll$31,953,000This ZIP$31,953,000
Tax returns filed6,410This ZIP6,410
Total adjusted gross income$552,532,000This ZIP$552,532,000

Land area

Land area3.89 sq miThis ZIP3.89 sq mi
Water area1.10 sq miThis ZIP1.10 sq mi

Other place names in 07843

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

ZIP codes near 07843

ZIPCityDistance
07850 Landing, NJ 2.2 mi
07856 Mount Arlington, NJ 2.3 mi
07874 Stanhope, NJ 2.7 mi
07849 Lake Hopatcong, NJ 3.0 mi
07857 Netcong, NJ 3.4 mi
07885 Wharton, NJ 3.7 mi
07852 Ledgewood, NJ 3.9 mi
07847 Kenvil, NJ 4.1 mi
07803 Mine Hill, NJ 5.2 mi
07821 Andover, NJ 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07843?

07843 is in Hopatcong, New Jersey, in Sussex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9392, -74.6595.

What county is 07843 in?

07843 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 07843?

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

What time zone is 07843 in?

07843 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07843?

About 11,098 people live in ZIP code 07843, in 4,542 households, at 2,855.2 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 07843?

$108,651 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07843?

The closest are 07850 (2.2 mi), 07856 (2.3 mi), 07874 (2.7 mi), 07849 (3 mi) and 07857 (3.4 mi).

Is 07843 a PO Box ZIP code?

07843 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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