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08226

ZIP 08226 is Ocean City, New Jersey, in Cape May County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cape May
Population
11,261
Coordinates
39.2638, -74.6078
☼ Live from 08226 — Ocean City, NJ

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Where 08226 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08226
  • 🔢 Type 08226 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,226 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 457. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08225 (Northfield, NJ, 8 mi away) and 08230 (Ocean View, NJ, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08226 becomes 62280 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rockwood, IL, 818 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02826, 02862, 06282, 20268, 20628, 20682, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86022 in Fredonia, AZ, 2,058 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,274 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08226 and you would come out at 39.26°S, 105.39°E — 774 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 6.8 square miles of land, 08226 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,261This ZIP11,261
Households5,689This ZIP5,689
Housing units21,191This ZIP21,191
Median age56.1This ZIP56.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$101,782This ZIP$101,782New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$840,500This ZIP$840,500New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,683This ZIP$1,683New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.7%This ZIP56.7%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density1,667.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,667.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments571This ZIP571
Employees3,283This ZIP3,283
Annual payroll$175,667,000This ZIP$175,667,000
Tax returns filed6,120This ZIP6,120
Total adjusted gross income$865,547,000This ZIP$865,547,000

Land area

Land area6.75 sq miThis ZIP6.75 sq mi
Water area6.33 sq miThis ZIP6.33 sq mi

Other place names in 08226

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

ZIP codes near 08226

ZIPCityDistance
08223 Marmora, NJ 2.7 mi
08244 Somers Point, NJ 3.6 mi
08403 Longport, NJ 5.1 mi
08248 Strathmere, NJ 5.5 mi
08221 Linwood, NJ 5.7 mi
08230 Ocean View, NJ 6.8 mi
08402 Margate City, NJ 7.0 mi
08225 Northfield, NJ 7.6 mi
08250 Tuckahoe, NJ 8.0 mi
08406 Ventnor City, NJ 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08226?

08226 is in Ocean City, New Jersey, in Cape May County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2638, -74.6078.

What county is 08226 in?

08226 lies in Cape May County.

What area code is 08226?

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

What time zone is 08226 in?

08226 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08226?

About 11,261 people live in ZIP code 08226, in 5,689 households, at 1,667.6 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 08226?

$101,782 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08226?

The closest are 08223 (2.7 mi), 08244 (3.6 mi), 08403 (5.1 mi), 08248 (5.5 mi) and 08221 (5.7 mi).

Is 08226 a PO Box ZIP code?

08226 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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