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08050

ZIP 08050 is Manahawkin, New Jersey, in Ocean County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ocean
Population
28,053
Coordinates
39.7121, -74.2319
☼ Live from 08050 — Manahawkin, NJ

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Where 08050 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08050
  • 🔢 Type 08050 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,050 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 7 × 23. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111101110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08049 (Magnolia, NJ, 44 mi away) and 08051 (Mantua, NJ, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08050 becomes 05080, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00805, 00850, 08005, 50008, 80005). The farthest-flung twin is 80005 in Arvada, CO, 1,632 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,289 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08050 and you would come out at 39.71°S, 105.77°E — 778 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 30.9 square miles of land, 08050 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,053This ZIP28,053
Households11,274This ZIP11,274
Housing units14,281This ZIP14,281
Median age47.7This ZIP47.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$115,676This ZIP$115,676New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$422,900This ZIP$422,900New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,819This ZIP$1,819New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.8%This ZIP39.8%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density907.9 / sq miThis ZIP907.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments713This ZIP713
Employees9,186This ZIP9,186
Annual payroll$450,418,000This ZIP$450,418,000
Tax returns filed14,560This ZIP14,560
Total adjusted gross income$1,293,023,000This ZIP$1,293,023,000

Land area

Land area30.90 sq miThis ZIP30.90 sq mi
Water area8.47 sq miThis ZIP8.47 sq mi

Other place names in 08050

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

ZIP codes near 08050

ZIPCityDistance
08005 Barnegat, NJ 5.0 mi
08092 West Creek, NJ 5.3 mi
08756 Toms River, NJ 5.7 mi
08758 Waretown, NJ 5.8 mi
08008 Beach Haven, NJ 6.3 mi
08006 Barnegat Light, NJ 7.2 mi
08731 Forked River, NJ 10.7 mi
08087 Tuckerton, NJ 10.9 mi
08734 Lanoka Harbor, NJ 11.0 mi
08752 Seaside Park, NJ 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08050?

08050 is in Manahawkin, New Jersey, in Ocean County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7121, -74.2319.

What county is 08050 in?

08050 lies in Ocean County.

What time zone is 08050 in?

08050 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08050?

About 28,053 people live in ZIP code 08050, in 11,274 households, at 907.9 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 08050?

$115,676 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08050?

The closest are 08005 (5 mi), 08092 (5.3 mi), 08756 (5.7 mi), 08758 (5.8 mi) and 08008 (6.3 mi).

Is 08050 a PO Box ZIP code?

08050 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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