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08069

ZIP 08069 is Penns Grove, New Jersey, in Salem County; area code 856; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Salem
Population
13,413
Coordinates
39.7031, -75.4507
☼ Live from 08069 — Penns Grove, NJ

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Where 08069 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08069
  • 🔢 Type 08069 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 08069 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08068 (Pemberton, NJ, 45 mi away) and 08070 (Pennsville, NJ, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08069 becomes 96080 — and that is a real ZIP code: Red Bluff, CA, 2,460 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00698, 00968, 00986, 06089, 06098, 06890, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09680 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,688 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% 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 08069 and you would come out at 39.70°S, 104.55°E — 828 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 15.9 square miles of land, 08069 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,413This ZIP13,413
Households5,079This ZIP5,079
Housing units5,878This ZIP5,878
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,942This ZIP$71,942New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$198,100This ZIP$198,100New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,347This ZIP$1,347New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density841.6 / sq miThis ZIP841.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments191This ZIP191
Employees3,500This ZIP3,500
Annual payroll$206,168,000This ZIP$206,168,000
Tax returns filed6,030This ZIP6,030
Total adjusted gross income$318,438,000This ZIP$318,438,000

Land area

Land area15.94 sq miThis ZIP15.94 sq mi
Water area0.80 sq miThis ZIP0.80 sq mi

Other place names in 08069

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

ZIP codes near 08069

ZIPCityDistance
08023 Deepwater, NJ 2.7 mi
08067 Pedricktown, NJ 3.2 mi
19809 Wilmington, DE 4.6 mi
19801 Wilmington, DE 5.0 mi
19802 Wilmington, DE 5.4 mi
19884 Wilmington, DE 5.9 mi
19885 Wilmington, DE 5.9 mi
19886 Wilmington, DE 5.9 mi
19893 Wilmington, DE 5.9 mi
19894 Wilmington, DE 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08069?

08069 is in Penns Grove, New Jersey, in Salem County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7031, -75.4507.

What county is 08069 in?

08069 lies in Salem County.

What area code is 08069?

Penns Grove uses area code 856, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08069 in?

08069 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08069?

About 13,413 people live in ZIP code 08069, in 5,079 households, at 841.6 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 08069?

$71,942 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08069?

The closest are 08023 (2.7 mi), 08067 (3.2 mi), 19809 (4.6 mi), 19801 (5 mi) and 19802 (5.4 mi).

Is 08069 a PO Box ZIP code?

08069 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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