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07974

ZIP 07974 is New Providence, New Jersey, in Union County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Population
13,349
Coordinates
40.6969, -74.4039
☼ Live from 07974 — New Providence, NJ

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Where 07974 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07974
  • 🔢 Type 07974 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLGLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,974 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 443. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111100100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07970 (Mount Freedom, NJ, 12 mi away) and 07976 (New Vernon, NJ, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07974 becomes 47970 — and that is a real ZIP code: Otterbein, IN, 667 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04779, 09747, 09774, 40977, 47907, 47970, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09747 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,601 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,272 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07974 and you would come out at 40.70°S, 105.60°E — 830 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 4.0 square miles of land, 07974 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,349This ZIP13,349
Households5,069This ZIP5,069
Housing units5,377This ZIP5,377
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$172,894This ZIP$172,894New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$758,400This ZIP$758,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,993This ZIP$1,993New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher71.6%This ZIP71.6%
Mean commute32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min
Population density3,363.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,363.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments331This ZIP331
Employees9,051This ZIP9,051
Annual payroll$835,692,000This ZIP$835,692,000
Tax returns filed6,180This ZIP6,180
Total adjusted gross income$1,318,579,000This ZIP$1,318,579,000

Land area

Land area3.97 sq miThis ZIP3.97 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 07974

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

ZIP codes near 07974

ZIPCityDistance
07922 Berkeley Heights, NJ 1.9 mi
07928 Chatham, NJ 2.0 mi
07901 Summit, NJ 2.3 mi
07902 Summit, NJ 2.4 mi
07092 Mountainside, NJ 2.5 mi
07933 Gillette, NJ 2.8 mi
07081 Springfield, NJ 3.6 mi
07935 Green Village, NJ 3.6 mi
07023 Fanwood, NJ 3.9 mi
07069 Watchung, NJ 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07974?

07974 is in New Providence, New Jersey, in Union County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6969, -74.4039.

What county is 07974 in?

07974 lies in Union County.

What time zone is 07974 in?

07974 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07974?

About 13,349 people live in ZIP code 07974, in 5,069 households, at 3,363.3 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 07974?

$172,894 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07974?

The closest are 07922 (1.9 mi), 07928 (2 mi), 07901 (2.3 mi), 07902 (2.4 mi) and 07092 (2.5 mi).

Is 07974 a PO Box ZIP code?

07974 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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