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07851

ZIP 07851 is Layton, New Jersey, in Sussex County; area codes 862 and 973; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Population
263
Coordinates
41.2004, -74.8564
☼ Live from 07851 — Layton, NJ

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Where 07851 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07851
  • 🔢 Type 07851 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISBLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,851 = 3 × 2617. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07850 (Landing, NJ, 23 mi away) and 07852 (Ledgewood, NJ, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07851 becomes 15870 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wilcox, PA, 195 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05871, 08751, 10578, 10587, 15078, 15087, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85017 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,097 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,246 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07851 and you would come out at 41.20°S, 105.14°E — 872 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 11.4 square miles of land, 07851 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population263This ZIP263
Households105This ZIP105
Housing units105This ZIP105
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$108,419This ZIP$108,419New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$335,300This ZIP$335,300New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher46.3%This ZIP46.3%
Population density23.0 / sq miThis ZIP23.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees68This ZIP68
Annual payroll$2,259,000This ZIP$2,259,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$19,951,000This ZIP$19,951,000

Land area

Land area11.44 sq miThis ZIP11.44 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Other place names in 07851

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ZIP codes near 07851

ZIPCityDistance
07826 Branchville, NJ 3.3 mi
18328 Dingmans Ferry, PA 6.4 mi
07890 Branchville, NJ 6.6 mi
07881 Wallpack Center, NJ 6.7 mi
07877 Swartswood, NJ 6.7 mi
18324 Bushkill, PA 8.1 mi
07827 Montague, NJ 8.6 mi
07822 Augusta, NJ 8.8 mi
18337 Milford, PA 8.9 mi
18371 Tamiment, PA 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07851?

07851 is in Layton, New Jersey, in Sussex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2004, -74.8564.

What county is 07851 in?

07851 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 07851?

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

What time zone is 07851 in?

07851 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07851?

About 263 people live in ZIP code 07851, in 105 households, at 23.0 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 07851?

$108,419 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07851?

The closest are 07826 (3.3 mi), 18328 (6.4 mi), 07890 (6.6 mi), 07881 (6.7 mi) and 07877 (6.7 mi).

Is 07851 a PO Box ZIP code?

07851 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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