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08098

ZIP 08098 is Woodstown, New Jersey, mostly in Salem County; area code 856; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Salem +1 more
Population
9,680
Coordinates
39.6393, -75.3298
☼ Live from 08098 — Woodstown, NJ

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Where 08098 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 08098
  • 🔢 Type 08098 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,098 = 2 × 4049. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111110100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08097 (Woodbury Heights, NJ, 15 mi away) and 08099 (Bellmawr, NJ, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08098 becomes 89080, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00988, 08089, 08809, 08890, 09808, 09880, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09808 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,686 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,232 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08098 and you would come out at 39.64°S, 104.67°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 57.9 square miles of land, 08098 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,680This ZIP9,680
Households3,336This ZIP3,336
Housing units3,542This ZIP3,542
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$110,913This ZIP$110,913New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$326,300This ZIP$326,300New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,250This ZIP$1,250New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.9%This ZIP39.9%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density167.3 / sq miThis ZIP167.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments194This ZIP194
Employees2,106This ZIP2,106
Annual payroll$117,770,000This ZIP$117,770,000
Tax returns filed4,400This ZIP4,400
Total adjusted gross income$420,780,000This ZIP$420,780,000

Land area

Land area57.85 sq miThis ZIP57.85 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi

Counties 08098 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Salem County 99.9%
Gloucester County 0.1%

Other place names in 08098

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ZIP codes near 08098

ZIPCityDistance
08039 Harrisonville, NJ 4.2 mi
08001 Alloway, NJ 6.4 mi
08069 Penns Grove, NJ 7.8 mi
08072 Quinton, NJ 7.9 mi
08085 Swedesboro, NJ 7.9 mi
08062 Mullica Hill, NJ 7.9 mi
08067 Pedricktown, NJ 8.2 mi
08079 Salem, NJ 8.6 mi
08343 Monroeville, NJ 8.6 mi
08313 Deerfield Street, NJ 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08098?

08098 is in Woodstown, New Jersey, in Salem County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6393, -75.3298.

What county is 08098 in?

08098 spans 2 counties: Salem County and Gloucester County. Most of it falls in Salem 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 08098?

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

What time zone is 08098 in?

08098 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08098?

About 9,680 people live in ZIP code 08098, in 3,336 households, at 167.3 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 08098?

$110,913 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08098?

The closest are 08039 (4.2 mi), 08001 (6.4 mi), 08069 (7.8 mi), 08072 (7.9 mi) and 08085 (7.9 mi).

Is 08098 a PO Box ZIP code?

08098 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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