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07857

ZIP 07857 is Netcong, New Jersey, in Morris County; area codes 973 and 862; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Morris
Population
3,728
Coordinates
40.8979, -74.6934
☼ Live from 07857 — Netcong, NJ

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Where 07857 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07857
  • 🔢 Type 07857 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSBLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,857 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 97. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111010110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07856 (Mount Arlington, NJ, 4 mi away) and 07860 (Newton, NJ, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07857 becomes 75870, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05778, 07758, 07875, 08757, 57078, 57780, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85707 in Tucson, AZ, 2,081 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,256 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07857 and you would come out at 40.90°S, 105.31°E — 851 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 1.0 square miles of land, 07857 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 505 football fields.
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People and housing

Population3,728This ZIP3,728
Households1,847This ZIP1,847
Housing units1,974This ZIP1,974
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$85,898This ZIP$85,898New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$346,100This ZIP$346,100New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,443This ZIP$1,443New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.4%This ZIP36.4%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density3,570.9 / sq miThis ZIP3,570.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments82This ZIP82
Employees716This ZIP716
Annual payroll$34,503,000This ZIP$34,503,000
Tax returns filed1,900This ZIP1,900
Total adjusted gross income$129,921,000This ZIP$129,921,000

Land area

Land area1.04 sq miThis ZIP1.04 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 07857

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

ZIP codes near 07857

ZIPCityDistance
07852 Ledgewood, NJ 1.7 mi
07850 Landing, NJ 1.9 mi
07874 Stanhope, NJ 2.3 mi
07843 Hopatcong, NJ 3.4 mi
07828 Budd Lake, NJ 3.4 mi
07876 Succasunna, NJ 3.5 mi
07856 Mount Arlington, NJ 3.7 mi
07836 Flanders, NJ 3.9 mi
07847 Kenvil, NJ 3.9 mi
07885 Wharton, NJ 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07857?

07857 is in Netcong, New Jersey, in Morris County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8979, -74.6934.

What county is 07857 in?

07857 lies in Morris County.

What area code is 07857?

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

What time zone is 07857 in?

07857 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07857?

About 3,728 people live in ZIP code 07857, in 1,847 households, at 3,570.9 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 07857?

$85,898 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07857?

The closest are 07852 (1.7 mi), 07850 (1.9 mi), 07874 (2.3 mi), 07843 (3.4 mi) and 07828 (3.4 mi).

Is 07857 a PO Box ZIP code?

07857 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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