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08202

ZIP 08202 is Avalon, New Jersey, in Cape May County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cape May
Population
1,612
Coordinates
39.0966, -74.7398
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Where 08202 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08202
  • 🔢 Type 08202 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,202 = 2 × 3 × 1367. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08201 (Absecon, NJ, 26 mi away) and 08203 (Brigantine, NJ, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08202 becomes 20280, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00822, 02802, 08022, 08220, 20082, 20208, …). The farthest-flung twin is 80202 in Denver, CO, 1,608 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,269 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08202 and you would come out at 39.10°S, 105.26°E — 773 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 6.9 square miles of land, 08202 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,612This ZIP1,612
Households838This ZIP838
Housing units5,676This ZIP5,676
Median age63.9This ZIP63.9New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$146,071This ZIP$146,071New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$1,857,400This ZIP$1,857,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,708This ZIP$1,708New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher69.9%This ZIP69.9%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density233.2 / sq miThis ZIP233.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments154This ZIP154
Employees849This ZIP849
Annual payroll$62,772,000This ZIP$62,772,000
Tax returns filed790This ZIP790
Total adjusted gross income$203,405,000This ZIP$203,405,000

Land area

Land area6.91 sq miThis ZIP6.91 sq mi
Water area6.19 sq miThis ZIP6.19 sq mi

Other place names in 08202

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ZIP codes near 08202

ZIPCityDistance
08247 Stone Harbor, NJ 4.1 mi
08243 Sea Isle City, NJ 4.4 mi
08210 Cape May Court House, NJ 4.7 mi
08246 South Seaville, NJ 6.0 mi
08218 Goshen, NJ 6.8 mi
08245 South Dennis, NJ 7.0 mi
08230 Ocean View, NJ 7.4 mi
08252 Whitesboro, NJ 7.6 mi
08214 Dennisville, NJ 8.1 mi
08248 Strathmere, NJ 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08202?

08202 is in Avalon, New Jersey, in Cape May County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0966, -74.7398.

What county is 08202 in?

08202 lies in Cape May County.

What area code is 08202?

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

What time zone is 08202 in?

08202 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08202?

About 1,612 people live in ZIP code 08202, in 838 households, at 233.2 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 08202?

$146,071 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08202?

The closest are 08247 (4.1 mi), 08243 (4.4 mi), 08210 (4.7 mi), 08246 (6 mi) and 08218 (6.8 mi).

Is 08202 a PO Box ZIP code?

08202 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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