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07848

ZIP 07848 is Lafayette, New Jersey, in Sussex County; area codes 973 and 862; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Population
4,257
Coordinates
41.0979, -74.6802
☼ Live from 07848 — Lafayette, NJ

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Where 07848 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07848
  • 🔢 Type 07848 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhBLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,848 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 109. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07847 (Kenvil, NJ, 15 mi away) and 07849 (Lake Hopatcong, NJ, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07848 becomes 84870, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47808, 47880, 48708, 48807, 48870, 70884, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84780 in Washington, UT, 2,080 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,255 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07848 and you would come out at 41.10°S, 105.32°E — 860 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 22.9 square miles of land, 07848 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,257This ZIP4,257
Households1,573This ZIP1,573
Housing units1,653This ZIP1,653
Median age52.4This ZIP52.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$128,317This ZIP$128,317New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$436,800This ZIP$436,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,528This ZIP$1,528New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%This ZIP41.1%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density185.8 / sq miThis ZIP185.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments126This ZIP126
Employees1,328This ZIP1,328
Annual payroll$75,000,000This ZIP$75,000,000
Tax returns filed2,180This ZIP2,180
Total adjusted gross income$226,771,000This ZIP$226,771,000

Land area

Land area22.92 sq miThis ZIP22.92 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 07848

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

ZIP codes near 07848

ZIPCityDistance
07837 Glasser, NJ 2.1 mi
07822 Augusta, NJ 3.2 mi
07871 Sparta, NJ 4.5 mi
07439 Ogdensburg, NJ 4.5 mi
07416 Franklin, NJ 4.8 mi
07890 Branchville, NJ 5.0 mi
07419 Hamburg, NJ 6.9 mi
07860 Newton, NJ 7.0 mi
07826 Branchville, NJ 8.4 mi
07877 Swartswood, NJ 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07848?

07848 is in Lafayette, New Jersey, in Sussex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0979, -74.6802.

What county is 07848 in?

07848 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 07848?

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

What time zone is 07848 in?

07848 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07848?

About 4,257 people live in ZIP code 07848, in 1,573 households, at 185.8 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 07848?

$128,317 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07848?

The closest are 07837 (2.1 mi), 07822 (3.2 mi), 07871 (4.5 mi), 07439 (4.5 mi) and 07416 (4.8 mi).

Is 07848 a PO Box ZIP code?

07848 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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