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08079

ZIP 08079 is Salem, New Jersey, in Salem County; area codes 856 and 609; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Salem
Population
10,762
Coordinates
39.5424, -75.4317
☼ Live from 08079 — Salem, NJ

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Where 08079 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08079
  • 🔢 Type 08079 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,079 = 3 × 2693. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111110001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08078 (Runnemede, NJ, 29 mi away) and 08080 (Sewell, NJ, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08079 becomes 97080 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gresham, OR, 2,392 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00978, 00987, 07890, 07980, 08097, 09078, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09078 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,871 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,228 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08079 and you would come out at 39.54°S, 104.57°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 88.7 square miles of land, 08079 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,762This ZIP10,762
Households4,478This ZIP4,478
Housing units5,406This ZIP5,406
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$54,641This ZIP$54,641New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$196,700This ZIP$196,700New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,113This ZIP$1,113New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%This ZIP20.6%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density121.4 / sq miThis ZIP121.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments159This ZIP159
Employees2,124This ZIP2,124
Annual payroll$143,054,000This ZIP$143,054,000
Tax returns filed4,640This ZIP4,640
Total adjusted gross income$283,230,000This ZIP$283,230,000

Land area

Land area88.68 sq miThis ZIP88.68 sq mi
Water area8.97 sq miThis ZIP8.97 sq mi

Other place names in 08079

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

ZIP codes near 08079

ZIPCityDistance
08072 Quinton, NJ 1.0 mi
08001 Alloway, NJ 4.6 mi
08038 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 5.9 mi
08070 Pennsville, NJ 6.9 mi
08098 Woodstown, NJ 8.6 mi
19706 Delaware City, DE 8.8 mi
19712 Newark, DE 8.9 mi
19714 Newark, DE 8.9 mi
19715 Newark, DE 8.9 mi
19718 Newark, DE 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08079?

08079 is in Salem, New Jersey, in Salem County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5424, -75.4317.

What county is 08079 in?

08079 lies in Salem County.

What area code is 08079?

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

What time zone is 08079 in?

08079 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08079?

About 10,762 people live in ZIP code 08079, in 4,478 households, at 121.4 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 08079?

$54,641 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08079?

The closest are 08072 (1 mi), 08001 (4.6 mi), 08038 (5.9 mi), 08070 (6.9 mi) and 08098 (8.6 mi).

Is 08079 a PO Box ZIP code?

08079 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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