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08048

ZIP 08048 is Lumberton, New Jersey, in Burlington County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Burlington
Population
12,882
Coordinates
39.9539, -74.8030
☼ Live from 08048 — Lumberton, NJ

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Where 08048 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08048
  • 🔢 Type 08048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 503. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111101110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08046 (Willingboro, NJ, 7 mi away) and 08049 (Magnolia, NJ, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08048 becomes 84080 — and that is a real ZIP code: Vernon, UT, 1,978 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04088, 08084, 08804, 08840, 40808, 48080, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84080 in Vernon, UT, 1,978 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,257 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08048 and you would come out at 39.95°S, 105.20°E — 812 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 12.1 square miles of land, 08048 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,882This ZIP12,882
Households4,787This ZIP4,787
Housing units5,036This ZIP5,036
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$113,440This ZIP$113,440New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$432,100This ZIP$432,100New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,664This ZIP$1,664New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.8%This ZIP44.8%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density1,062.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,062.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments251This ZIP251
Employees4,824This ZIP4,824
Annual payroll$269,998,000This ZIP$269,998,000
Tax returns filed6,440This ZIP6,440
Total adjusted gross income$687,912,000This ZIP$687,912,000

Land area

Land area12.13 sq miThis ZIP12.13 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

ZIP codes near 08048

ZIPCityDistance
08036 Hainesport, NJ 2.4 mi
08060 Mount Holly, NJ 3.9 mi
08011 Birmingham, NJ 5.0 mi
08073 Rancocas, NJ 5.1 mi
08054 Mount Laurel, NJ 5.2 mi
08055 Medford, NJ 6.4 mi
08046 Willingboro, NJ 6.8 mi
08068 Pemberton, NJ 7.3 mi
08057 Moorestown, NJ 7.5 mi
08016 Burlington, NJ 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08048?

08048 is in Lumberton, New Jersey, in Burlington County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9539, -74.8030.

What county is 08048 in?

08048 lies in Burlington County.

What area code is 08048?

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

What time zone is 08048 in?

08048 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08048?

About 12,882 people live in ZIP code 08048, in 4,787 households, at 1,062.3 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 08048?

$113,440 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08048?

The closest are 08036 (2.4 mi), 08060 (3.9 mi), 08011 (5 mi), 08073 (5.1 mi) and 08054 (5.2 mi).

Is 08048 a PO Box ZIP code?

08048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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