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08212

ZIP 08212 is Cape May Point, New Jersey, in Cape May County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cape May
Population
138
Coordinates
38.9404, -74.9643
☼ Live from 08212 — Cape May Point, NJ

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Where 08212 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08212
  • 🔢 Type 08212 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,212 = 2 × 2 × 2053. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08210 (Cape May Court House, NJ, 14 mi away) and 08213 (Cologne, NJ, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08212 becomes 21280 — and that is a real ZIP code: Baltimore, MD, 92 miles away.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01822, 02128, 02812, 08221, 10282, 12028, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81220 in Cimarron, CO, 1,746 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,259 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08212 and you would come out at 38.94°S, 105.04°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 0.295 square miles of land, 08212 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 143 football fields.
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People and housing

Population138This ZIP138
Households82This ZIP82
Housing units643This ZIP643
Median age70.8This ZIP70.8New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$86,125This ZIP$86,125New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$1,050,000This ZIP$1,050,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher49.3%This ZIP49.3%
Mean commute16.2 minThis ZIP16.2 min
Population density467.8 / sq miThis ZIP467.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees34This ZIP34
Annual payroll$1,354,000This ZIP$1,354,000

Land area

Land area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi
Water area1.31 sq miThis ZIP1.31 sq mi

Other place names in 08212

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

ZIP codes near 08212

ZIPCityDistance
08204 Cape May, NJ 3.4 mi
08251 Villas, NJ 6.4 mi
08242 Rio Grande, NJ 6.7 mi
08260 Wildwood, NJ 7.6 mi
08219 Green Creek, NJ 8.1 mi
08252 Whitesboro, NJ 8.9 mi
08247 Stone Harbor, NJ 12.2 mi
08210 Cape May Court House, NJ 14.5 mi
08218 Goshen, NJ 15.1 mi
08202 Avalon, NJ 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08212?

08212 is in Cape May Point, New Jersey, in Cape May County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9404, -74.9643.

What county is 08212 in?

08212 lies in Cape May County.

What area code is 08212?

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

What time zone is 08212 in?

08212 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08212?

About 138 people live in ZIP code 08212, in 82 households, at 467.8 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 08212?

$86,125 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08212?

The closest are 08204 (3.4 mi), 08251 (6.4 mi), 08242 (6.7 mi), 08260 (7.6 mi) and 08219 (8.1 mi).

Is 08212 a PO Box ZIP code?

08212 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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