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08087

ZIP 08087 is Tuckerton, New Jersey, mostly in Ocean County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ocean +1 more
Population
25,342
Coordinates
39.6040, -74.3822
☼ Live from 08087 — Tuckerton, NJ

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Where 08087 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 08087
  • 🔢 Type 08087 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 08087 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111110010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08086 (Thorofare, NJ, 46 mi away) and 08088 (Vincentown, NJ, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08087 becomes 78080, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07088, 07880, 08078, 08807, 08870, 70808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88007 in Las Cruces, NM, 1,878 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,282 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08087 and you would come out at 39.60°S, 105.62°E — 780 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 70.1 square miles of land, 08087 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,342This ZIP25,342
Households10,722This ZIP10,722
Housing units12,972This ZIP12,972
Median age49.3This ZIP49.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$91,677This ZIP$91,677New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$352,000This ZIP$352,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,856This ZIP$1,856New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%This ZIP29.1%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density361.7 / sq miThis ZIP361.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments391This ZIP391
Employees3,010This ZIP3,010
Annual payroll$110,654,000This ZIP$110,654,000
Tax returns filed13,240This ZIP13,240
Total adjusted gross income$975,865,000This ZIP$975,865,000

Land area

Land area70.06 sq miThis ZIP70.06 sq mi
Water area11.25 sq miThis ZIP11.25 sq mi

Counties 08087 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Ocean County 55.5%
Burlington County 44.5%

Other place names in 08087

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

ZIP codes near 08087

ZIPCityDistance
08224 New Gretna, NJ 4.5 mi
08092 West Creek, NJ 6.0 mi
08241 Port Republic, NJ 6.9 mi
08220 Leeds Point, NJ 8.1 mi
08205 Absecon, NJ 9.2 mi
08008 Beach Haven, NJ 9.5 mi
08231 Oceanville, NJ 10.1 mi
08215 Egg Harbor City, NJ 10.7 mi
08050 Manahawkin, NJ 10.9 mi
08005 Barnegat, NJ 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08087?

08087 is in Tuckerton, New Jersey, in Ocean County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6040, -74.3822.

What county is 08087 in?

08087 spans 2 counties: Ocean County and Burlington County. Most of it falls in Ocean 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 08087?

Tuckerton uses area codes 609 and 640, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08087 in?

08087 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08087?

About 25,342 people live in ZIP code 08087, in 10,722 households, at 361.7 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 08087?

$91,677 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08087?

The closest are 08224 (4.5 mi), 08092 (6 mi), 08241 (6.9 mi), 08220 (8.1 mi) and 08205 (9.2 mi).

Is 08087 a PO Box ZIP code?

08087 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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