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08109

ZIP 08109 is Merchantville, New Jersey, in Camden County; area code 856; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Camden
Population
24,022
Coordinates
39.9493, -75.0495
☼ Live from 08109 — Merchantville, NJ

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Where 08109 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08109
  • 🔢 Type 08109 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOIBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,109 = 3 × 3 × 17 × 53. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111110101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08108 (Collingswood, NJ, 2 mi away) and 08110 (Pennsauken, NJ, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08109 becomes 90180, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00918, 00981, 01089, 01098, 01890, 01908, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09810 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,993 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,244 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08109 and you would come out at 39.95°S, 104.95°E — 822 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 4.8 square miles of land, 08109 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,022This ZIP24,022
Households8,632This ZIP8,632
Housing units9,135This ZIP9,135
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$90,242This ZIP$90,242New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$252,000This ZIP$252,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,167This ZIP$1,167New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%This ZIP28.8%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density4,981.8 / sq miThis ZIP4,981.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments625This ZIP625
Employees9,495This ZIP9,495
Annual payroll$540,431,000This ZIP$540,431,000
Tax returns filed11,640This ZIP11,640
Total adjusted gross income$782,435,000This ZIP$782,435,000

Land area

Land area4.82 sq miThis ZIP4.82 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 08109

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

ZIP codes near 08109

ZIPCityDistance
08110 Pennsauken, NJ 1.6 mi
08002 Cherry Hill, NJ 1.6 mi
08108 Collingswood, NJ 2.5 mi
08105 Camden, NJ 2.5 mi
08052 Maple Shade, NJ 2.9 mi
19137 Philadelphia, PA 3.2 mi
08107 Oaklyn, NJ 3.4 mi
08103 Camden, NJ 3.5 mi
08065 Palmyra, NJ 3.8 mi
08102 Camden, NJ 3.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08109?

08109 is in Merchantville, New Jersey, in Camden County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9493, -75.0495.

What county is 08109 in?

08109 lies in Camden County.

What area code is 08109?

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

What time zone is 08109 in?

08109 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08109?

About 24,022 people live in ZIP code 08109, in 8,632 households, at 4,981.8 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 08109?

$90,242 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08109?

The closest are 08110 (1.6 mi), 08002 (1.6 mi), 08108 (2.5 mi), 08105 (2.5 mi) and 08052 (2.9 mi).

Is 08109 a PO Box ZIP code?

08109 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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