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08012

ZIP 08012 is Blackwood, New Jersey, mostly in Camden County; area code 856; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Camden +1 more
Population
41,812
Coordinates
39.7838, -75.0561
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Where 08012 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08012
  • 🔢 Type 08012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,012 = 2 × 2 × 2003. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111101001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08011 (Birmingham, NJ, 22 mi away) and 08014 (Bridgeport, NJ, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08012 becomes 21080, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00821, 01028, 01082, 02018, 02081, 02108, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00821 in Christiansted, VI, 1,644 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,245 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08012 and you would come out at 39.78°S, 104.94°E — 815 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 15.0 square miles of land, 08012 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,812This ZIP41,812
Households16,092This ZIP16,092
Housing units16,603This ZIP16,603
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$95,451This ZIP$95,451New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$289,700This ZIP$289,700New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,656This ZIP$1,656New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%This ZIP33.8%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density2,787.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,787.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments935This ZIP935
Employees15,146This ZIP15,146
Annual payroll$732,879,000This ZIP$732,879,000
Tax returns filed19,780This ZIP19,780
Total adjusted gross income$1,491,995,000This ZIP$1,491,995,000

Land area

Land area15.00 sq miThis ZIP15.00 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Counties 08012 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Camden County 59.9%
Gloucester County 40.1%

Other place names in 08012

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

ZIP codes near 08012

ZIPCityDistance
08032 Grenloch, NJ 0.3 mi
08021 Clementon, NJ 3.4 mi
08084 Stratford, NJ 3.8 mi
08080 Sewell, NJ 4.0 mi
08029 Glendora, NJ 4.0 mi
08083 Somerdale, NJ 4.2 mi
08078 Runnemede, NJ 4.9 mi
08049 Magnolia, NJ 5.0 mi
08096 Deptford, NJ 5.0 mi
08090 Wenonah, NJ 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08012?

08012 is in Blackwood, New Jersey, in Camden County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7838, -75.0561.

What county is 08012 in?

08012 spans 2 counties: Camden County and Gloucester County. Most of it falls in Camden County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 08012?

Blackwood uses area code 856, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08012 in?

08012 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08012?

About 41,812 people live in ZIP code 08012, in 16,092 households, at 2,787.1 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 08012?

$95,451 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08012?

The closest are 08032 (0.3 mi), 08021 (3.4 mi), 08084 (3.8 mi), 08080 (4 mi) and 08029 (4 mi).

Is 08012 a PO Box ZIP code?

08012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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