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08038

ZIP 08038 is Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey, in Salem County; area codes 856 and 609; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Salem
Population
351
Coordinates
39.4700, -75.4903
☼ Live from 08038 — Hancocks Bridge, NJ

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Where 08038 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08038
  • 🔢 Type 08038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,038 = 2 × 4019. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111101100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08037 (Hammonton, NJ, 40 mi away) and 08039 (Harrisonville, NJ, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08038 becomes 83080, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08083, 08803, 08830, 30088, 30808, 38008, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88030 in Deming, NM, 1,864 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,225 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08038 and you would come out at 39.47°S, 104.51°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 17.4 square miles of land, 08038 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population351This ZIP351
Households153This ZIP153
Housing units159This ZIP159
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$90,179This ZIP$90,179New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$144,300This ZIP$144,300New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%This ZIP14.4%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density20.1 / sq miThis ZIP20.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees1,645This ZIP1,645
Annual payroll$239,028,000This ZIP$239,028,000

Land area

Land area17.42 sq miThis ZIP17.42 sq mi
Water area3.70 sq miThis ZIP3.70 sq mi

Other place names in 08038

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

ZIP codes near 08038

ZIPCityDistance
08079 Salem, NJ 5.9 mi
19731 Port Penn, DE 6.5 mi
08072 Quinton, NJ 6.6 mi
08323 Greenwich, NJ 8.3 mi
19712 Newark, DE 8.7 mi
19714 Newark, DE 8.7 mi
19715 Newark, DE 8.7 mi
19718 Newark, DE 8.7 mi
19721 New Castle, DE 8.7 mi
19725 Newark, DE 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08038?

08038 is in Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey, in Salem County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4700, -75.4903.

What county is 08038 in?

08038 lies in Salem County.

What area code is 08038?

Hancocks Bridge uses area codes 856 and 609, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08038 in?

08038 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08038?

About 351 people live in ZIP code 08038, in 153 households, at 20.1 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 08038?

$90,179 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08038?

The closest are 08079 (5.9 mi), 19731 (6.5 mi), 08072 (6.6 mi), 08323 (8.3 mi) and 19712 (8.7 mi).

Is 08038 a PO Box ZIP code?

08038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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