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07981

ZIP 07981 is in Whippany, New Jersey, in Morris County; area codes 973 and 862; Eastern time. Whippany has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 07999.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Morris
Population
9,030
Coordinates
40.8244, -74.4262
☼ Live from 07981 — Whippany, NJ

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Where 07981 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 07981
  • 🔢 Type 07981 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBGLO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 7,981 = 23 × 347. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111100101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 07980 (Stirling, NJ, 11 mi away) and 07999 (Whippany, NJ, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 07981 becomes 18970 — and that is a real ZIP code: Trumbauersville, PA, 58 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01879, 07189, 07198, 09178, 09187, 09718, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09817 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,517 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,270 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 07981 and you would come out at 40.82°S, 105.57°E — 837 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 6.0 square miles of land, 07981 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,030This ZIP9,030
Households3,738This ZIP3,738
Housing units3,782This ZIP3,782
Median age49.7This ZIP49.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$149,893This ZIP$149,893New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$614,100This ZIP$614,100New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,556This ZIP$2,556New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.4%This ZIP55.4%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density1,498.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,498.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments393This ZIP393
Employees14,188This ZIP14,188
Annual payroll$2,274,711,000This ZIP$2,274,711,000
Tax returns filed5,130This ZIP5,130
Total adjusted gross income$729,274,000This ZIP$729,274,000

Land area

Land area6.03 sq miThis ZIP6.03 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 07981

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ZIP codes near 07981

ZIPCityDistance
07927 Cedar Knolls, NJ 1.6 mi
07054 Parsippany, NJ 2.4 mi
07961 Convent Station, NJ 3.0 mi
07950 Morris Plains, NJ 3.3 mi
07936 East Hanover, NJ 3.3 mi
07963 Morristown, NJ 3.5 mi
07932 Florham Park, NJ 3.7 mi
07878 Mount Tabor, NJ 4.2 mi
07940 Madison, NJ 4.4 mi
07034 Lake Hiawatha, NJ 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 07981?

07981 is in Whippany, New Jersey, in Morris County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8244, -74.4262.

What county is 07981 in?

07981 lies in Morris County.

What area code is 07981?

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

What time zone is 07981 in?

07981 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 07981?

About 9,030 people live in ZIP code 07981, in 3,738 households, at 1,498.0 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 07981?

$149,893 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 07981?

The closest are 07927 (1.6 mi), 07054 (2.4 mi), 07961 (3 mi), 07950 (3.3 mi) and 07936 (3.3 mi).

Is 07981 a PO Box ZIP code?

07981 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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