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07856

ZIP 07856 is Mount Arlington, New Jersey, in Morris County; area codes 862 and 973; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Morris
Population
4,774
Coordinates
40.9164, -74.6268
☼ Live from 07856 — Mount Arlington, NJ

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Where 07856 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07856
  • 🔢 Type 07856 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSBLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,856 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 491. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07855 (Middleville, NJ, 16 mi away) and 07857 (Netcong, NJ, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07856 becomes 65870, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05678, 05768, 05867, 06758, 06785, 06857, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85067 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,108 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,259 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07856 and you would come out at 40.92°S, 105.37°E — 849 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 3.4 square miles of land, 07856 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,774This ZIP4,774
Households2,305This ZIP2,305
Housing units2,560This ZIP2,560
Median age50.4This ZIP50.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$92,466This ZIP$92,466New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$419,200This ZIP$419,200New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,447This ZIP$2,447New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.0%This ZIP48.0%
Mean commute33.9 minThis ZIP33.9 min
Population density1,390.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,390.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments113This ZIP113
Employees1,585This ZIP1,585
Annual payroll$118,115,000This ZIP$118,115,000
Tax returns filed2,710This ZIP2,710
Total adjusted gross income$287,778,000This ZIP$287,778,000

Land area

Land area3.43 sq miThis ZIP3.43 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi

Other place names in 07856

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ZIP codes near 07856

ZIPCityDistance
07885 Wharton, NJ 1.5 mi
07850 Landing, NJ 1.8 mi
07847 Kenvil, NJ 2.0 mi
07843 Hopatcong, NJ 2.3 mi
07803 Mine Hill, NJ 3.0 mi
07852 Ledgewood, NJ 3.1 mi
07849 Lake Hopatcong, NJ 3.4 mi
07801 Dover, NJ 3.4 mi
07857 Netcong, NJ 3.7 mi
07802 Dover, NJ 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07856?

07856 is in Mount Arlington, New Jersey, in Morris County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9164, -74.6268.

What county is 07856 in?

07856 lies in Morris County.

What area code is 07856?

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

What time zone is 07856 in?

07856 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07856?

About 4,774 people live in ZIP code 07856, in 2,305 households, at 1,390.6 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 07856?

$92,466 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07856?

The closest are 07885 (1.5 mi), 07850 (1.8 mi), 07847 (2 mi), 07843 (2.3 mi) and 07803 (3 mi).

Is 07856 a PO Box ZIP code?

07856 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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