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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/08203

08203

ZIP 08203 is Brigantine, New Jersey, in Atlantic County; area code 609; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Atlantic
Population
7,674
Coordinates
39.4217, -74.3929
☼ Live from 08203 — Brigantine, NJ

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Where 08203 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08203
  • 🔢 Type 08203 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,203 = 13 × 631. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08202 (Avalon, NJ, 29 mi away) and 08204 (Cape May, NJ, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08203 becomes 30280, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00823, 02038, 02830, 03082, 03280, 03802, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83002 in Jackson, WY, 1,889 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,284 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08203 and you would come out at 39.42°S, 105.61°E — 772 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 6.6 square miles of land, 08203 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,674This ZIP7,674
Households4,043This ZIP4,043
Housing units9,518This ZIP9,518
Median age60.6This ZIP60.6New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$97,250This ZIP$97,250New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$524,800This ZIP$524,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,517This ZIP$1,517New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%This ZIP47.3%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density1,167.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,167.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments175This ZIP175
Employees1,148This ZIP1,148
Annual payroll$41,069,000This ZIP$41,069,000
Tax returns filed4,010This ZIP4,010
Total adjusted gross income$456,700,000This ZIP$456,700,000

Land area

Land area6.57 sq miThis ZIP6.57 sq mi
Water area6.77 sq miThis ZIP6.77 sq mi

Other place names in 08203

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ZIP codes near 08203

ZIPCityDistance
08404 Atlantic City, NJ 4.3 mi
08405 Atlantic City, NJ 4.3 mi
08401 Atlantic City, NJ 4.4 mi
08231 Oceanville, NJ 5.0 mi
08220 Leeds Point, NJ 5.2 mi
08205 Absecon, NJ 5.2 mi
08201 Absecon, NJ 5.3 mi
08232 Pleasantville, NJ 6.9 mi
08406 Ventnor City, NJ 7.3 mi
08240 Pomona, NJ 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08203?

08203 is in Brigantine, New Jersey, in Atlantic County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4217, -74.3929.

What county is 08203 in?

08203 lies in Atlantic County.

What area code is 08203?

Brigantine uses area code 609, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08203 in?

08203 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08203?

About 7,674 people live in ZIP code 08203, in 4,043 households, at 1,167.5 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 08203?

$97,250 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08203?

The closest are 08404 (4.3 mi), 08405 (4.3 mi), 08401 (4.4 mi), 08231 (5 mi) and 08220 (5.2 mi).

Is 08203 a PO Box ZIP code?

08203 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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