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07849

ZIP 07849 is Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, mostly in Morris County; area codes 862 and 973; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Morris +1 more
Population
8,380
Coordinates
40.9641, -74.6126
☼ Live from 07849 — Lake Hopatcong, NJ

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Where 07849 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07849
  • 🔢 Type 07849 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhBLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,849 = 47 × 167. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07848 (Lafayette, NJ, 10 mi away) and 07850 (Landing, NJ, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07849 becomes 94870, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04978, 04987, 09847, 09874, 47809, 47980, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09874 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,547 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,260 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07849 and you would come out at 40.96°S, 105.39°E — 851 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 6.7 square miles of land, 07849 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,380This ZIP8,380
Households3,427This ZIP3,427
Housing units3,722This ZIP3,722
Median age44.7This ZIP44.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$117,298This ZIP$117,298New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$438,600This ZIP$438,600New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,734This ZIP$1,734New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.0%This ZIP48.0%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density1,243.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,243.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments231This ZIP231
Employees1,996This ZIP1,996
Annual payroll$102,218,000This ZIP$102,218,000
Tax returns filed4,470This ZIP4,470
Total adjusted gross income$500,674,000This ZIP$500,674,000

Land area

Land area6.74 sq miThis ZIP6.74 sq mi
Water area1.95 sq miThis ZIP1.95 sq mi

Counties 07849 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Morris County 99.6%
Sussex County 0.4%

Other place names in 07849

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

ZIP codes near 07849

ZIPCityDistance
07843 Hopatcong, NJ 3.0 mi
07856 Mount Arlington, NJ 3.4 mi
07885 Wharton, NJ 3.8 mi
07850 Landing, NJ 4.7 mi
07801 Dover, NJ 5.0 mi
07847 Kenvil, NJ 5.3 mi
07874 Stanhope, NJ 5.6 mi
07871 Sparta, NJ 5.8 mi
07803 Mine Hill, NJ 6.0 mi
07842 Hibernia, NJ 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07849?

07849 is in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, in Morris County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9641, -74.6126.

What county is 07849 in?

07849 spans 2 counties: Morris County and Sussex County. Most of it falls in Morris County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 07849?

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

What time zone is 07849 in?

07849 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07849?

About 8,380 people live in ZIP code 07849, in 3,427 households, at 1,243.3 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 07849?

$117,298 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07849?

The closest are 07843 (3 mi), 07856 (3.4 mi), 07885 (3.8 mi), 07850 (4.7 mi) and 07801 (5 mi).

Is 07849 a PO Box ZIP code?

07849 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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