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08028

ZIP 08028 is Glassboro, New Jersey, in Gloucester County; area code 856; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gloucester
Population
25,098
Coordinates
39.6921, -75.1247
☼ Live from 08028 — Glassboro, NJ

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Where 08028 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08028
  • 🔢 Type 08028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,028 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 223. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111101011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08027 (Gibbstown, NJ, 13 mi away) and 08029 (Glendora, NJ, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08028 becomes 82080, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02808, 02880, 08802, 08820, 20880, 28080, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88020 in Animas, NM, 1,955 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,242 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08028 and you would come out at 39.69°S, 104.88°E — 814 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 14.5 square miles of land, 08028 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,098This ZIP25,098
Households8,012This ZIP8,012
Housing units8,719This ZIP8,719
Median age28.7This ZIP28.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$89,130This ZIP$89,130New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$312,100This ZIP$312,100New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,677This ZIP$1,677New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.3%This ZIP41.3%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density1,730.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,730.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments428This ZIP428
Employees6,177This ZIP6,177
Annual payroll$284,855,000This ZIP$284,855,000
Tax returns filed8,840This ZIP8,840
Total adjusted gross income$649,507,000This ZIP$649,507,000

Land area

Land area14.50 sq miThis ZIP14.50 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 08028

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

ZIP codes near 08028

ZIPCityDistance
08025 Ewan, NJ 2.1 mi
08074 Richwood, NJ 2.6 mi
08071 Pitman, NJ 2.8 mi
08312 Clayton, NJ 3.0 mi
08343 Monroeville, NJ 4.5 mi
08080 Sewell, NJ 4.5 mi
08062 Mullica Hill, NJ 5.3 mi
08322 Franklinville, NJ 6.9 mi
08051 Mantua, NJ 6.9 mi
08032 Grenloch, NJ 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08028?

08028 is in Glassboro, New Jersey, in Gloucester County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6921, -75.1247.

What county is 08028 in?

08028 lies in Gloucester County.

What area code is 08028?

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

What time zone is 08028 in?

08028 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08028?

About 25,098 people live in ZIP code 08028, in 8,012 households, at 1,730.5 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 08028?

$89,130 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08028?

The closest are 08025 (2.1 mi), 08074 (2.6 mi), 08071 (2.8 mi), 08312 (3 mi) and 08343 (4.5 mi).

Is 08028 a PO Box ZIP code?

08028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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