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08085

ZIP 08085 is Swedesboro, New Jersey, mostly in Gloucester County; area code 856; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gloucester +1 more
Population
22,340
Coordinates
39.7538, -75.3310
☼ Live from 08085 — Swedesboro, NJ

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Where 08085 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08085
  • 🔢 Type 08085 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,085 = 3 × 5 × 7 × 7 × 11. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111110010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08084 (Stratford, NJ, 18 mi away) and 08086 (Thorofare, NJ, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08085 becomes 58080, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05088, 08805, 08850, 58008, 80805, 85008, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85080 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,069 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,231 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08085 and you would come out at 39.75°S, 104.67°E — 825 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 44.5 square miles of land, 08085 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,340This ZIP22,340
Households7,123This ZIP7,123
Housing units7,464This ZIP7,464
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$134,762This ZIP$134,762New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$384,500This ZIP$384,500New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,811This ZIP$1,811New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.1%This ZIP50.1%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density502.0 / sq miThis ZIP502.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments536This ZIP536
Employees18,474This ZIP18,474
Annual payroll$1,127,599,000This ZIP$1,127,599,000
Tax returns filed10,510This ZIP10,510
Total adjusted gross income$1,191,372,000This ZIP$1,191,372,000

Land area

Land area44.50 sq miThis ZIP44.50 sq mi
Water area1.59 sq miThis ZIP1.59 sq mi

Counties 08085 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Gloucester County 98.9%
Salem County 1.1%

Other place names in 08085

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

ZIP codes near 08085

ZIPCityDistance
08067 Pedricktown, NJ 4.4 mi
08014 Bridgeport, NJ 4.5 mi
08056 Mickleton, NJ 4.5 mi
08039 Harrisonville, NJ 5.5 mi
08027 Gibbstown, NJ 5.5 mi
08020 Clarksboro, NJ 6.4 mi
08062 Mullica Hill, NJ 6.5 mi
19013 Chester, PA 6.7 mi
19022 Crum Lynne, PA 7.2 mi
08069 Penns Grove, NJ 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08085?

08085 is in Swedesboro, New Jersey, in Gloucester County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7538, -75.3310.

What county is 08085 in?

08085 spans 2 counties: Gloucester County and Salem County. Most of it falls in Gloucester County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 08085?

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

What time zone is 08085 in?

08085 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08085?

About 22,340 people live in ZIP code 08085, in 7,123 households, at 502.0 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 08085?

$134,762 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08085?

The closest are 08067 (4.4 mi), 08014 (4.5 mi), 08056 (4.5 mi), 08039 (5.5 mi) and 08027 (5.5 mi).

Is 08085 a PO Box ZIP code?

08085 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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