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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/08008

08008

ZIP 08008 is Beach Haven, New Jersey, in Ocean County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ocean
Population
6,837
Coordinates
39.6235, -74.2061
☼ Live from 08008 — Beach Haven, NJ

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Where 08008 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08008
  • 🔢 Type 08008 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,008 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 11 × 13. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111101001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08007 (Barrington, NJ, 48 mi away) and 08009 (Berlin, NJ, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08008 becomes 80080, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 1 other ZIP code is made of exactly the same digits (08080). The farthest-flung twin is 08080 in Sewell, NJ, 50 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,291 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08008 and you would come out at 39.62°S, 105.79°E — 773 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 10.8 square miles of land, 08008 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,837This ZIP6,837
Households3,310This ZIP3,310
Housing units16,714This ZIP16,714
Median age62.8This ZIP62.8New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$120,054This ZIP$120,054New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$1,165,400This ZIP$1,165,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,917This ZIP$1,917New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher64.1%This ZIP64.1%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density632.5 / sq miThis ZIP632.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments457This ZIP457
Employees3,122This ZIP3,122
Annual payroll$164,948,000This ZIP$164,948,000
Tax returns filed4,470This ZIP4,470
Total adjusted gross income$787,432,000This ZIP$787,432,000

Land area

Land area10.81 sq miThis ZIP10.81 sq mi
Water area34.16 sq miThis ZIP34.16 sq mi

Other place names in 08008

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ZIP codes near 08008

ZIPCityDistance
08092 West Creek, NJ 4.5 mi
08050 Manahawkin, NJ 6.3 mi
08087 Tuckerton, NJ 9.5 mi
08006 Barnegat Light, NJ 10.3 mi
08005 Barnegat, NJ 10.6 mi
08756 Toms River, NJ 11.4 mi
08758 Waretown, NJ 12.1 mi
08224 New Gretna, NJ 14.0 mi
08220 Leeds Point, NJ 14.9 mi
08241 Port Republic, NJ 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08008?

08008 is in Beach Haven, New Jersey, in Ocean County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6235, -74.2061.

What county is 08008 in?

08008 lies in Ocean County.

What area code is 08008?

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

What time zone is 08008 in?

08008 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08008?

About 6,837 people live in ZIP code 08008, in 3,310 households, at 632.5 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 08008?

$120,054 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08008?

The closest are 08092 (4.5 mi), 08050 (6.3 mi), 08087 (9.5 mi), 08006 (10.3 mi) and 08005 (10.6 mi).

Is 08008 a PO Box ZIP code?

08008 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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