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08078

ZIP 08078 is Runnemede, New Jersey, in Camden County; area codes 856 and 609; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Camden
Population
8,051
Coordinates
39.8534, -75.0755
☼ Live from 08078 — Runnemede, NJ

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Where 08078 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08078
  • 🔢 Type 08078 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,078 = 2 × 7 × 577. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111110001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08077 (Riverton, NJ, 11 mi away) and 08079 (Salem, NJ, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08078 becomes 87080, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07088, 07880, 08087, 08807, 08870, 70808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88007 in Las Cruces, NM, 1,843 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,243 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08078 and you would come out at 39.85°S, 104.92°E — 819 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 08078 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,051This ZIP8,051
Households3,217This ZIP3,217
Housing units3,549This ZIP3,549
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$86,741This ZIP$86,741New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$250,800This ZIP$250,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,407This ZIP$1,407New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%This ZIP29.1%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density4,186.7 / sq miThis ZIP4,186.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments171This ZIP171
Employees2,117This ZIP2,117
Annual payroll$120,068,000This ZIP$120,068,000
Tax returns filed4,130This ZIP4,130
Total adjusted gross income$260,856,000This ZIP$260,856,000

Land area

Land area1.92 sq miThis ZIP1.92 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 08078

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

ZIP codes near 08078

ZIPCityDistance
08029 Glendora, NJ 1.0 mi
08031 Bellmawr, NJ 1.4 mi
08007 Barrington, NJ 1.4 mi
08099 Bellmawr, NJ 1.4 mi
08035 Haddon Heights, NJ 1.8 mi
08049 Magnolia, NJ 2.0 mi
08059 Mount Ephraim, NJ 2.4 mi
08106 Audubon, NJ 2.6 mi
08083 Somerdale, NJ 2.6 mi
08045 Lawnside, NJ 2.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08078?

08078 is in Runnemede, New Jersey, in Camden County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8534, -75.0755.

What county is 08078 in?

08078 lies in Camden County.

What area code is 08078?

Runnemede uses area codes 856 and 609, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08078 in?

08078 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08078?

About 8,051 people live in ZIP code 08078, in 3,217 households, at 4,186.7 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 08078?

$86,741 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08078?

The closest are 08029 (1 mi), 08031 (1.4 mi), 08007 (1.4 mi), 08099 (1.4 mi) and 08035 (1.8 mi).

Is 08078 a PO Box ZIP code?

08078 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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