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08224

ZIP 08224 is New Gretna, New Jersey, in Burlington County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Burlington
Population
223
Coordinates
39.5993, -74.4674
☼ Live from 08224 — New Gretna, NJ

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Where 08224 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08224
  • 🔢 Type 08224 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,224 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 257. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08223 (Marmora, NJ, 25 mi away) and 08225 (Northfield, NJ, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08224 becomes 42280 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sharon Grove, KY, 708 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02284, 02482, 02824, 02842, 04228, 04282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84022 in Dugway, UT, 2,006 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,278 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08224 and you would come out at 39.60°S, 105.53°E — 783 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 1.4 square miles of land, 08224 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population223This ZIP223
Households60This ZIP60
Housing units77This ZIP77
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$96,250This ZIP$96,250New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$387,500This ZIP$387,500New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density154.0 / sq miThis ZIP154.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees1,882This ZIP1,882
Annual payroll$109,924,000This ZIP$109,924,000

Land area

Land area1.45 sq miThis ZIP1.45 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 08224

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ZIP codes near 08224

ZIPCityDistance
08241 Port Republic, NJ 4.5 mi
08087 Tuckerton, NJ 4.5 mi
08215 Egg Harbor City, NJ 6.1 mi
08220 Leeds Point, NJ 7.7 mi
08205 Absecon, NJ 8.1 mi
08240 Pomona, NJ 8.5 mi
08231 Oceanville, NJ 8.9 mi
08213 Cologne, NJ 9.8 mi
08092 West Creek, NJ 10.3 mi
08019 Chatsworth, NJ 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08224?

08224 is in New Gretna, New Jersey, in Burlington County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5993, -74.4674.

What county is 08224 in?

08224 lies in Burlington County.

What area code is 08224?

New Gretna uses area codes 609 and 640, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08224 in?

08224 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08224?

About 223 people live in ZIP code 08224, in 60 households, at 154.0 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 08224?

$96,250 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08224?

The closest are 08241 (4.5 mi), 08087 (4.5 mi), 08215 (6.1 mi), 08220 (7.7 mi) and 08205 (8.1 mi).

Is 08224 a PO Box ZIP code?

08224 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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