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08005

ZIP 08005 is Barnegat, New Jersey, in Ocean County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ocean
Population
26,866
Coordinates
39.7558, -74.3066
☼ Live from 08005 — Barnegat, NJ

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Where 08005 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08005
  • 🔢 Type 08005 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,005 = 5 × 1601. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111101000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08004 (Atco, NJ, 28 mi away) and 08006 (Barnegat Light, NJ, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08005 becomes 50080, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00805, 00850, 08050, 50008, 80005). The farthest-flung twin is 80005 in Arvada, CO, 1,628 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,285 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08005 and you would come out at 39.76°S, 105.69°E — 783 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 53.5 square miles of land, 08005 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,866This ZIP26,866
Households11,028This ZIP11,028
Housing units11,923This ZIP11,923
Median age51.0This ZIP51.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$93,584This ZIP$93,584New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$395,800This ZIP$395,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,771This ZIP$1,771New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%This ZIP33.8%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density501.9 / sq miThis ZIP501.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments333This ZIP333
Employees2,633This ZIP2,633
Annual payroll$117,405,000This ZIP$117,405,000
Tax returns filed14,430This ZIP14,430
Total adjusted gross income$1,192,455,000This ZIP$1,192,455,000

Land area

Land area53.53 sq miThis ZIP53.53 sq mi
Water area4.95 sq miThis ZIP4.95 sq mi

Other place names in 08005

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

ZIP codes near 08005

ZIPCityDistance
08758 Waretown, NJ 3.9 mi
08050 Manahawkin, NJ 5.0 mi
08756 Toms River, NJ 6.5 mi
08731 Forked River, NJ 7.2 mi
08092 West Creek, NJ 7.6 mi
08734 Lanoka Harbor, NJ 10.5 mi
08008 Beach Haven, NJ 10.6 mi
08006 Barnegat Light, NJ 10.6 mi
08087 Tuckerton, NJ 11.2 mi
08019 Chatsworth, NJ 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08005?

08005 is in Barnegat, New Jersey, in Ocean County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7558, -74.3066.

What county is 08005 in?

08005 lies in Ocean County.

What area code is 08005?

Barnegat uses area codes 609 and 640, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08005 in?

08005 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08005?

About 26,866 people live in ZIP code 08005, in 11,028 households, at 501.9 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 08005?

$93,584 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08005?

The closest are 08758 (3.9 mi), 08050 (5 mi), 08756 (6.5 mi), 08731 (7.2 mi) and 08092 (7.6 mi).

Is 08005 a PO Box ZIP code?

08005 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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