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08215

ZIP 08215 is Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, mostly in Atlantic County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Atlantic +1 more
Population
13,545
Coordinates
39.5901, -74.5820
☼ Live from 08215 — Egg Harbor City, NJ

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Where 08215 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08215
  • 🔢 Type 08215 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,215 = 5 × 31 × 53. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08214 (Dennisville, NJ, 30 mi away) and 08217 (Elwood, NJ, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08215 becomes 51280, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01258, 01825, 01852, 02185, 02815, 05821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85012 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,107 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,272 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08215 and you would come out at 39.59°S, 105.42°E — 787 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 124.1 square miles of land, 08215 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 94 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,545This ZIP13,545
Households5,795This ZIP5,795
Housing units6,096This ZIP6,096
Median age50.0This ZIP50.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$80,893This ZIP$80,893New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$286,500This ZIP$286,500New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,562This ZIP$1,562New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density109.2 / sq miThis ZIP109.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments266This ZIP266
Employees3,543This ZIP3,543
Annual payroll$165,363,000This ZIP$165,363,000
Tax returns filed6,740This ZIP6,740
Total adjusted gross income$472,012,000This ZIP$472,012,000

Land area

Land area124.08 sq miThis ZIP124.08 sq mi
Water area3.86 sq miThis ZIP3.86 sq mi

Counties 08215 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Atlantic County 54.7%
Burlington County 45.3%

Other place names in 08215

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

ZIP codes near 08215

ZIPCityDistance
08213 Cologne, NJ 5.8 mi
08224 New Gretna, NJ 6.1 mi
08241 Port Republic, NJ 6.8 mi
08217 Elwood, NJ 7.3 mi
08240 Pomona, NJ 7.5 mi
08205 Absecon, NJ 10.2 mi
08231 Oceanville, NJ 10.5 mi
08220 Leeds Point, NJ 10.6 mi
08037 Hammonton, NJ 10.6 mi
08087 Tuckerton, NJ 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08215?

08215 is in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, in Atlantic County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5901, -74.5820.

What county is 08215 in?

08215 spans 2 counties: Atlantic County and Burlington County. Most of it falls in Atlantic County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 08215?

Egg Harbor City uses area codes 609 and 640, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08215 in?

08215 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08215?

About 13,545 people live in ZIP code 08215, in 5,795 households, at 109.2 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 08215?

$80,893 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08215?

The closest are 08213 (5.8 mi), 08224 (6.1 mi), 08241 (6.8 mi), 08217 (7.3 mi) and 08240 (7.5 mi).

Is 08215 a PO Box ZIP code?

08215 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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