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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/08023

08023

ZIP 08023 is Deepwater, New Jersey, in Salem County; area code 856; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Salem
Population
375
Coordinates
39.6881, -75.4969
☼ Live from 08023 — Deepwater, NJ

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Where 08023 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08023
  • 🔢 Type 08023 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,023 = 71 × 113. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111101010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08022 (Columbus, NJ, 49 mi away) and 08025 (Ewan, NJ, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08023 becomes 32080 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint Augustine, FL, 756 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00823, 02038, 02830, 03082, 03280, 03802, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83002 in Jackson, WY, 1,827 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,223 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08023 and you would come out at 39.69°S, 104.50°E — 830 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 0.845 square miles of land, 08023 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 409 football fields.
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People and housing

Population375This ZIP375
Households146This ZIP146
Housing units146This ZIP146
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$65,944This ZIP$65,944New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$149,100This ZIP$149,100New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,141This ZIP$2,141New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher2.8%This ZIP2.8%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density443.8 / sq miThis ZIP443.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees377This ZIP377
Annual payroll$39,768,000This ZIP$39,768,000

Land area

Land area0.85 sq miThis ZIP0.85 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 08023

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ZIP codes near 08023

ZIPCityDistance
08069 Penns Grove, NJ 2.7 mi
19801 Wilmington, DE 3.4 mi
19726 New Castle, DE 4.1 mi
19809 Wilmington, DE 4.7 mi
19884 Wilmington, DE 4.8 mi
19885 Wilmington, DE 4.8 mi
19886 Wilmington, DE 4.8 mi
19893 Wilmington, DE 4.8 mi
19894 Wilmington, DE 4.8 mi
19895 Wilmington, DE 4.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08023?

08023 is in Deepwater, New Jersey, in Salem County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6881, -75.4969.

What county is 08023 in?

08023 lies in Salem County.

What area code is 08023?

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

What time zone is 08023 in?

08023 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08023?

About 375 people live in ZIP code 08023, in 146 households, at 443.8 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 08023?

$65,944 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08023?

The closest are 08069 (2.7 mi), 19801 (3.4 mi), 19726 (4.1 mi), 19809 (4.7 mi) and 19884 (4.8 mi).

Is 08023 a PO Box ZIP code?

08023 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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