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08086

ZIP 08086 is Thorofare, New Jersey, in Gloucester County; area code 856; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gloucester
Population
9,001
Coordinates
39.8512, -75.1857
☼ Live from 08086 — Thorofare, NJ

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Where 08086 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08086
  • 🔢 Type 08086 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,086 = 2 × 13 × 311. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111110010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08085 (Swedesboro, NJ, 10 mi away) and 08087 (Tuckerton, NJ, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08086 becomes 68080, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00688, 06088, 06880, 08068, 08608, 60088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88006 in Las Cruces, NM, 1,829 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,238 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08086 and you would come out at 39.85°S, 104.81°E — 823 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 7.0 square miles of land, 08086 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,001This ZIP9,001
Households3,975This ZIP3,975
Housing units4,100This ZIP4,100
Median age44.9This ZIP44.9New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$97,413This ZIP$97,413New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$291,300This ZIP$291,300New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,723This ZIP$1,723New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%This ZIP36.2%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density1,284.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,284.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments184This ZIP184
Employees5,078This ZIP5,078
Annual payroll$384,290,000This ZIP$384,290,000
Tax returns filed4,420This ZIP4,420
Total adjusted gross income$371,902,000This ZIP$371,902,000

Land area

Land area7.01 sq miThis ZIP7.01 sq mi
Water area1.96 sq miThis ZIP1.96 sq mi

Other place names in 08086

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ZIP codes near 08086

ZIPCityDistance
08063 National Park, NJ 1.1 mi
08066 Paulsboro, NJ 2.8 mi
19112 Philadelphia, PA 2.8 mi
08093 Westville, NJ 2.9 mi
08097 Woodbury Heights, NJ 3.2 mi
08096 Deptford, NJ 3.4 mi
19153 Philadelphia, PA 3.4 mi
08061 Mount Royal, NJ 3.8 mi
08090 Wenonah, NJ 4.2 mi
19145 Philadelphia, PA 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08086?

08086 is in Thorofare, New Jersey, in Gloucester County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8512, -75.1857.

What county is 08086 in?

08086 lies in Gloucester County.

What area code is 08086?

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

What time zone is 08086 in?

08086 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08086?

About 9,001 people live in ZIP code 08086, in 3,975 households, at 1,284.9 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 08086?

$97,413 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08086?

The closest are 08063 (1.1 mi), 08066 (2.8 mi), 19112 (2.8 mi), 08093 (2.9 mi) and 08097 (3.2 mi).

Is 08086 a PO Box ZIP code?

08086 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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