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Where 08201 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.
- 🔢 Type 08201 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 8,201 = 59 × 139. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000000001001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08110 (Pennsauken, NJ, 48 mi away) and 08202 (Avalon, NJ, 26 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 08201 becomes 10280 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 92 miles away.
- 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00821, 01028, 01082, 02018, 02081, 02108, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81020 in Aguilar, CO, 1,628 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
- 🎯1,278 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08201 and you would come out at 39.42°S, 105.51°E — 776 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
- 📏 At 5.8 square miles of land, 08201 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.4 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 10,412This ZIP10,412 |
|---|---|
| Households | 4,136This ZIP4,136 |
| Housing units | 4,315This ZIP4,315 |
| Median age | 37.2This ZIP37.2New Jersey40.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $71,321This ZIP$71,321New Jersey$103,556US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $287,000This ZIP$287,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,825This ZIP$1,825New Jersey$1,720US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.0%This ZIP32.0% |
| Mean commute | 21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min |
| Population density | 1,803.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,803.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 268This ZIP268 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2,777This ZIP2,777 |
| Annual payroll | $123,082,000This ZIP$123,082,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 5,760This ZIP5,760 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $394,970,000This ZIP$394,970,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 5.77 sq miThis ZIP5.77 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.69 sq miThis ZIP1.69 sq mi |
Other place names in 08201
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 08201
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
08232 | Pleasantville, NJ | 2.8 mi |
08231 | Oceanville, NJ | 3.7 mi |
08401 | Atlantic City, NJ | 3.9 mi |
08205 | Absecon, NJ | 4.6 mi |
08240 | Pomona, NJ | 5.0 mi |
08225 | Northfield, NJ | 5.1 mi |
08203 | Brigantine, NJ | 5.3 mi |
08404 | Atlantic City, NJ | 5.5 mi |
08405 | Atlantic City, NJ | 5.5 mi |
08406 | Ventnor City, NJ | 5.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 08201?
08201 is in Absecon, New Jersey, in Atlantic County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4236, -74.4930.
What county is 08201 in?
08201 lies in Atlantic County.
What area code is 08201?
Absecon uses area code 609, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 08201 in?
08201 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 08201?
About 10,412 people live in ZIP code 08201, in 4,136 households, at 1,803.3 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 08201?
$71,321 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.
What ZIP codes are near 08201?
The closest are 08232 (2.8 mi), 08231 (3.7 mi), 08401 (3.9 mi), 08205 (4.6 mi) and 08240 (5 mi).
Is 08201 a PO Box ZIP code?
08201 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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