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08204

ZIP 08204 is Cape May, New Jersey, in Cape May County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cape May
Population
16,573
Coordinates
38.9717, -74.9161
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Where 08204 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08204
  • 🔢 Type 08204 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,204 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 293. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08203 (Brigantine, NJ, 42 mi away) and 08205 (Absecon, NJ, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08204 becomes 40280 — and that is a real ZIP code: Louisville, KY, 583 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00824, 02048, 02804, 02840, 04028, 04082, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84020 in Draper, UT, 1,952 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,261 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08204 and you would come out at 38.97°S, 105.08°E — 776 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 20.5 square miles of land, 08204 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,573This ZIP16,573
Households8,450This ZIP8,450
Housing units13,123This ZIP13,123
Median age54.1This ZIP54.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$82,466This ZIP$82,466New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$461,400This ZIP$461,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,176This ZIP$1,176New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.3%This ZIP40.3%
Mean commute18.5 minThis ZIP18.5 min
Population density810.1 / sq miThis ZIP810.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments618This ZIP618
Employees5,340This ZIP5,340
Annual payroll$263,728,000This ZIP$263,728,000
Tax returns filed8,920This ZIP8,920
Total adjusted gross income$810,636,000This ZIP$810,636,000

Land area

Land area20.46 sq miThis ZIP20.46 sq mi
Water area3.32 sq miThis ZIP3.32 sq mi

Other place names in 08204

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

ZIP codes near 08204

ZIPCityDistance
08212 Cape May Point, NJ 3.4 mi
08242 Rio Grande, NJ 3.5 mi
08251 Villas, NJ 4.0 mi
08260 Wildwood, NJ 4.3 mi
08219 Green Creek, NJ 5.2 mi
08252 Whitesboro, NJ 5.7 mi
08247 Stone Harbor, NJ 8.8 mi
08210 Cape May Court House, NJ 11.3 mi
08218 Goshen, NJ 12.2 mi
08202 Avalon, NJ 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08204?

08204 is in Cape May, New Jersey, in Cape May County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9717, -74.9161.

What county is 08204 in?

08204 lies in Cape May County.

What area code is 08204?

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

What time zone is 08204 in?

08204 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08204?

About 16,573 people live in ZIP code 08204, in 8,450 households, at 810.1 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 08204?

$82,466 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08204?

The closest are 08212 (3.4 mi), 08242 (3.5 mi), 08251 (4 mi), 08260 (4.3 mi) and 08219 (5.2 mi).

Is 08204 a PO Box ZIP code?

08204 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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