08217
ZIP 08217 is Elwood, New Jersey, in Atlantic County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Atlantic
- Metro area
- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Population
- 44
- Coordinates
- 39.5770, -74.7188
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Where 08217 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 08217 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 8,217 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 83. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000000011001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08215 (Egg Harbor City, NJ, 7 mi away) and 08218 (Goshen, NJ, 31 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 08217 becomes 71280 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sterlington, LA, 1,077 miles away.
- 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01827, 02187, 02718, 02817, 02871, 07821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87021 in Milan, NM, 1,835 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
- 🎯1,265 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08217 and you would come out at 39.58°S, 105.28°E — 792 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
- 📏 At 0.023 square miles of land, 08217 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 11 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 44This ZIP44 |
|---|---|
| Households | 25This ZIP25 |
| Housing units | 25This ZIP25 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 1,913.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,913.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 6This ZIP6 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 37This ZIP37 |
| Annual payroll | $530,000This ZIP$530,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 08217
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 08217
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
08037 | Hammonton, NJ | 4.8 mi |
08346 | Newtonville, NJ | 7.1 mi |
08215 | Egg Harbor City, NJ | 7.3 mi |
08213 | Cologne, NJ | 7.5 mi |
08330 | Mays Landing, NJ | 7.6 mi |
08342 | Mizpah, NJ | 8.0 mi |
08095 | Winslow, NJ | 8.9 mi |
08310 | Buena, NJ | 10.0 mi |
08350 | Richland, NJ | 10.2 mi |
08089 | Waterford Works, NJ | 11.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 08217?
08217 is in Elwood, New Jersey, in Atlantic County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5770, -74.7188.
What county is 08217 in?
08217 lies in Atlantic County.
What area code is 08217?
Elwood uses area codes 609 and 640, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 08217 in?
08217 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 08217?
About 44 people live in ZIP code 08217, in 25 households, at 1,913.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 08217?
The closest are 08037 (4.8 mi), 08346 (7.1 mi), 08215 (7.3 mi), 08213 (7.5 mi) and 08330 (7.6 mi).
Is 08217 a PO Box ZIP code?
08217 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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