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08096

ZIP 08096 is Deptford, New Jersey, in Gloucester County; area codes 856 and 609; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gloucester
Population
35,336
Coordinates
39.8294, -75.1290
☼ Live from 08096 — Deptford, NJ

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Where 08096 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08096
  • 🔢 Type 08096 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,096 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 23. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111110100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08095 (Winslow, NJ, 19 mi away) and 08097 (Woodbury Heights, NJ, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08096 becomes 69080, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00698, 00968, 00986, 06089, 06098, 06890, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09680 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,669 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,241 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08096 and you would come out at 39.83°S, 104.87°E — 820 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 13.9 square miles of land, 08096 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,336This ZIP35,336
Households13,929This ZIP13,929
Housing units14,777This ZIP14,777
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$89,013This ZIP$89,013New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$269,000This ZIP$269,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,492This ZIP$1,492New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%This ZIP30.6%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density2,544.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,544.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments958This ZIP958
Employees15,276This ZIP15,276
Annual payroll$592,736,000This ZIP$592,736,000
Tax returns filed18,390This ZIP18,390
Total adjusted gross income$1,369,985,000This ZIP$1,369,985,000

Land area

Land area13.89 sq miThis ZIP13.89 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Other place names in 08096

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ZIP codes near 08096

ZIPCityDistance
08097 Woodbury Heights, NJ 1.6 mi
08093 Westville, NJ 2.2 mi
08090 Wenonah, NJ 2.4 mi
08031 Bellmawr, NJ 3.1 mi
08099 Bellmawr, NJ 3.2 mi
08078 Runnemede, NJ 3.3 mi
08086 Thorofare, NJ 3.4 mi
08029 Glendora, NJ 3.4 mi
08063 National Park, NJ 4.0 mi
08051 Mantua, NJ 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08096?

08096 is in Deptford, New Jersey, in Gloucester County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8294, -75.1290.

What county is 08096 in?

08096 lies in Gloucester County.

What area code is 08096?

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

What time zone is 08096 in?

08096 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08096?

About 35,336 people live in ZIP code 08096, in 13,929 households, at 2,544.0 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 08096?

$89,013 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08096?

The closest are 08097 (1.6 mi), 08093 (2.2 mi), 08090 (2.4 mi), 08031 (3.1 mi) and 08099 (3.2 mi).

Is 08096 a PO Box ZIP code?

08096 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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