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08070

ZIP 08070 is Pennsville, New Jersey, in Salem County; area code 856; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Salem
Population
12,511
Coordinates
39.6191, -75.5161
☼ Live from 08070 — Pennsville, NJ

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Where 08070 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08070
  • 🔢 Type 08070 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,070 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 269. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111110000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08069 (Penns Grove, NJ, 7 mi away) and 08071 (Pitman, NJ, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08070 becomes 07080 — and that is a real ZIP code: South Plainfield, NJ, 88 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00780, 07008, 07080, 08007, 70080, 80007). The farthest-flung twin is 00780 in Coto Laurel, PR, 1,581 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,222 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08070 and you would come out at 39.62°S, 104.48°E — 828 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 20.7 square miles of land, 08070 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,511This ZIP12,511
Households5,179This ZIP5,179
Housing units5,752This ZIP5,752
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$75,697This ZIP$75,697New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$214,700This ZIP$214,700New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,231This ZIP$1,231New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%This ZIP22.7%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density604.5 / sq miThis ZIP604.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments203This ZIP203
Employees1,923This ZIP1,923
Annual payroll$77,267,000This ZIP$77,267,000
Tax returns filed6,520This ZIP6,520
Total adjusted gross income$438,833,000This ZIP$438,833,000

Land area

Land area20.70 sq miThis ZIP20.70 sq mi
Water area3.27 sq miThis ZIP3.27 sq mi

Other place names in 08070

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

ZIP codes near 08070

ZIPCityDistance
19726 New Castle, DE 4.0 mi
08023 Deepwater, NJ 4.9 mi
19706 Delaware City, DE 5.0 mi
19720 New Castle, DE 5.0 mi
19712 Newark, DE 5.7 mi
19714 Newark, DE 5.7 mi
19715 Newark, DE 5.7 mi
19718 Newark, DE 5.7 mi
19721 New Castle, DE 5.7 mi
19725 Newark, DE 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08070?

08070 is in Pennsville, New Jersey, in Salem County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6191, -75.5161.

What county is 08070 in?

08070 lies in Salem County.

What area code is 08070?

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

What time zone is 08070 in?

08070 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08070?

About 12,511 people live in ZIP code 08070, in 5,179 households, at 604.5 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 08070?

$75,697 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08070?

The closest are 19726 (4 mi), 08023 (4.9 mi), 19706 (5 mi), 19720 (5 mi) and 19712 (5.7 mi).

Is 08070 a PO Box ZIP code?

08070 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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