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08055

ZIP 08055 is Medford, New Jersey, in Burlington County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Burlington
Population
29,109
Coordinates
39.8627, -74.8223
☼ Live from 08055 — Medford, NJ

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Where 08055 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 08055
  • 🔢 Type 08055 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,055 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 179. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111101110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08054 (Mount Laurel, NJ, 7 mi away) and 08056 (Mickleton, NJ, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08055 becomes 55080 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stanchfield, MN, 1,013 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05058, 05085, 05850, 08505, 08550, 50058, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85005 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,096 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% 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 08055 and you would come out at 39.86°S, 105.18°E — 809 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 40.0 square miles of land, 08055 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,109This ZIP29,109
Households10,918This ZIP10,918
Housing units11,307This ZIP11,307
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$155,710This ZIP$155,710New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$496,400This ZIP$496,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,629This ZIP$1,629New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher62.7%This ZIP62.7%
Mean commute33.6 minThis ZIP33.6 min
Population density728.2 / sq miThis ZIP728.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments817This ZIP817
Employees8,710This ZIP8,710
Annual payroll$412,822,000This ZIP$412,822,000
Tax returns filed14,800This ZIP14,800
Total adjusted gross income$2,322,515,000This ZIP$2,322,515,000

Land area

Land area39.97 sq miThis ZIP39.97 sq mi
Water area1.14 sq miThis ZIP1.14 sq mi

Other place names in 08055

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ZIP codes near 08055

ZIPCityDistance
08053 Marlton, NJ 4.2 mi
08048 Lumberton, NJ 6.4 mi
08091 West Berlin, NJ 6.6 mi
08088 Vincentown, NJ 7.0 mi
08043 Voorhees, NJ 7.0 mi
08054 Mount Laurel, NJ 7.3 mi
08004 Atco, NJ 7.4 mi
08036 Hainesport, NJ 8.0 mi
08026 Gibbsboro, NJ 8.0 mi
08003 Cherry Hill, NJ 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08055?

08055 is in Medford, New Jersey, in Burlington County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8627, -74.8223.

What county is 08055 in?

08055 lies in Burlington County.

What area code is 08055?

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

What time zone is 08055 in?

08055 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08055?

About 29,109 people live in ZIP code 08055, in 10,918 households, at 728.2 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 08055?

$155,710 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08055?

The closest are 08053 (4.2 mi), 08048 (6.4 mi), 08091 (6.6 mi), 08088 (7 mi) and 08043 (7 mi).

Is 08055 a PO Box ZIP code?

08055 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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