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08006

ZIP 08006 is Barnegat Light, New Jersey, in Ocean County; area codes 732, 848 and 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ocean
Population
500
Coordinates
39.7513, -74.1068
☼ Live from 08006 — Barnegat Light, NJ

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Where 08006 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08006
  • 🔢 Type 08006 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,006 = 2 × 4003. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111101000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08005 (Barnegat, NJ, 11 mi away) and 08007 (Barrington, NJ, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08006 becomes 60080, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00680, 06080, 08060, 60008, 80006). The farthest-flung twin is 80006 in Arvada, CO, 1,637 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,295 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08006 and you would come out at 39.75°S, 105.89°E — 775 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 0.831 square miles of land, 08006 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 402 football fields.
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People and housing

Population500This ZIP500
Households217This ZIP217
Housing units1,269This ZIP1,269
Median age62.7This ZIP62.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$125,417This ZIP$125,417New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$1,107,800This ZIP$1,107,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher73.3%This ZIP73.3%
Mean commute45.7 minThis ZIP45.7 min
Population density601.7 / sq miThis ZIP601.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees268This ZIP268
Annual payroll$13,338,000This ZIP$13,338,000

Land area

Land area0.83 sq miThis ZIP0.83 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi

Other place names in 08006

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

ZIP codes near 08006

ZIPCityDistance
08756 Toms River, NJ 5.1 mi
08752 Seaside Park, NJ 6.0 mi
08050 Manahawkin, NJ 7.2 mi
08734 Lanoka Harbor, NJ 8.3 mi
08758 Waretown, NJ 8.3 mi
08008 Beach Haven, NJ 10.3 mi
08005 Barnegat, NJ 10.6 mi
08721 Bayville, NJ 11.6 mi
08092 West Creek, NJ 11.9 mi
08740 Ocean Gate, NJ 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08006?

08006 is in Barnegat Light, New Jersey, in Ocean County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7513, -74.1068.

What county is 08006 in?

08006 lies in Ocean County.

What area code is 08006?

Barnegat Light uses area codes 732, 848 and 908, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08006 in?

08006 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08006?

About 500 people live in ZIP code 08006, in 217 households, at 601.7 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 08006?

$125,417 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08006?

The closest are 08756 (5.1 mi), 08752 (6 mi), 08050 (7.2 mi), 08734 (8.3 mi) and 08758 (8.3 mi).

Is 08006 a PO Box ZIP code?

08006 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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