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07874

ZIP 07874 is Stanhope, New Jersey, mostly in Sussex County; area codes 973 and 862; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex +1 more
Population
8,752
Coordinates
40.9289, -74.7095
☼ Live from 07874 — Stanhope, NJ

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Where 07874 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07874
  • 🔢 Type 07874 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLBLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,874 = 2 × 31 × 127. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111011000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07871 (Sparta, NJ, 9 mi away) and 07875 (Stillwater, NJ, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07874 becomes 47870 — and that is a real ZIP code: Prairieton, IN, 682 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04787, 07748, 07847, 47708, 47807, 47870, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84770 in Saint George, UT, 2,088 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% 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 07874 and you would come out at 40.93°S, 105.29°E — 853 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 8.5 square miles of land, 07874 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,752This ZIP8,752
Households3,272This ZIP3,272
Housing units3,368This ZIP3,368
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$132,500This ZIP$132,500New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$364,000This ZIP$364,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,763This ZIP$1,763New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.6%This ZIP42.6%
Mean commute33.6 minThis ZIP33.6 min
Population density1,034.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,034.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments167This ZIP167
Employees1,686This ZIP1,686
Annual payroll$83,254,000This ZIP$83,254,000
Tax returns filed4,670This ZIP4,670
Total adjusted gross income$409,987,000This ZIP$409,987,000

Land area

Land area8.46 sq miThis ZIP8.46 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq miThis ZIP0.65 sq mi

Counties 07874 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sussex County 97.2%
Warren County 2.8%

Other place names in 07874

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ZIP codes near 07874

ZIPCityDistance
07857 Netcong, NJ 2.3 mi
07843 Hopatcong, NJ 2.7 mi
07850 Landing, NJ 3.0 mi
07821 Andover, NJ 3.5 mi
07852 Ledgewood, NJ 3.8 mi
07828 Budd Lake, NJ 3.9 mi
07856 Mount Arlington, NJ 4.4 mi
07879 Tranquility, NJ 4.5 mi
07820 Allamuchy, NJ 4.7 mi
07847 Kenvil, NJ 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07874?

07874 is in Stanhope, New Jersey, in Sussex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9289, -74.7095.

What county is 07874 in?

07874 spans 2 counties: Sussex County and Warren County. Most of it falls in Sussex 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 07874?

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

What time zone is 07874 in?

07874 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07874?

About 8,752 people live in ZIP code 07874, in 3,272 households, at 1,034.4 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 07874?

$132,500 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07874?

The closest are 07857 (2.3 mi), 07843 (2.7 mi), 07850 (3 mi), 07821 (3.5 mi) and 07852 (3.8 mi).

Is 07874 a PO Box ZIP code?

07874 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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