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08061

ZIP 08061 is Mount Royal, New Jersey, in Gloucester County; area code 856; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gloucester
Population
4,508
Coordinates
39.7989, -75.2054
☼ Live from 08061 — Mount Royal, NJ

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Where 08061 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08061
  • 🔢 Type 08061 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,061 = 3 × 2687. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111101111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08060 (Mount Holly, NJ, 26 mi away) and 08062 (Mullica Hill, NJ, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08061 becomes 16080, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00681, 01068, 01086, 01608, 01860, 06018, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86001 in Flagstaff, AZ, 2,011 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,237 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08061 and you would come out at 39.80°S, 104.79°E — 822 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 08061 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,508This ZIP4,508
Households1,614This ZIP1,614
Housing units1,614This ZIP1,614
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$150,658This ZIP$150,658New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$401,400This ZIP$401,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher52.2%This ZIP52.2%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density3,399.7 / sq miThis ZIP3,399.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees312This ZIP312
Annual payroll$16,135,000This ZIP$16,135,000
Tax returns filed1,670This ZIP1,670
Total adjusted gross income$178,884,000This ZIP$178,884,000

Land area

Land area1.33 sq miThis ZIP1.33 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Other place names in 08061

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

ZIP codes near 08061

ZIPCityDistance
08020 Clarksboro, NJ 1.0 mi
08051 Mantua, NJ 1.9 mi
08056 Mickleton, NJ 2.9 mi
08066 Paulsboro, NJ 2.9 mi
08090 Wenonah, NJ 3.0 mi
08097 Woodbury Heights, NJ 3.1 mi
08086 Thorofare, NJ 3.8 mi
08096 Deptford, NJ 4.6 mi
08063 National Park, NJ 4.8 mi
08027 Gibbstown, NJ 5.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08061?

08061 is in Mount Royal, New Jersey, in Gloucester County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7989, -75.2054.

What county is 08061 in?

08061 lies in Gloucester County.

What area code is 08061?

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

What time zone is 08061 in?

08061 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08061?

About 4,508 people live in ZIP code 08061, in 1,614 households, at 3,399.7 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 08061?

$150,658 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08061?

The closest are 08020 (1 mi), 08051 (1.9 mi), 08056 (2.9 mi), 08066 (2.9 mi) and 08090 (3 mi).

Is 08061 a PO Box ZIP code?

08061 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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