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08230

ZIP 08230 is Ocean View, New Jersey, in Cape May County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cape May
Population
5,700
Coordinates
39.2011, -74.7068
☼ Live from 08230 — Ocean View, NJ

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Where 08230 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08230
  • 🔢 Type 08230 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,230 = 2 × 5 × 823. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08226 (Ocean City, NJ, 7 mi away) and 08231 (Oceanville, NJ, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08230 becomes 03280 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, NH, 307 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00823, 02038, 02830, 03082, 03280, 03802, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83002 in Jackson, WY, 1,879 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,269 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08230 and you would come out at 39.20°S, 105.29°E — 776 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 19.5 square miles of land, 08230 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,700This ZIP5,700
Households2,176This ZIP2,176
Housing units2,522This ZIP2,522
Median age47.0This ZIP47.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$115,152This ZIP$115,152New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$410,200This ZIP$410,200New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,864This ZIP$1,864New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.1%This ZIP45.1%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density292.0 / sq miThis ZIP292.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments192This ZIP192
Employees1,431This ZIP1,431
Annual payroll$70,600,000This ZIP$70,600,000
Tax returns filed3,190This ZIP3,190
Total adjusted gross income$306,252,000This ZIP$306,252,000

Land area

Land area19.52 sq miThis ZIP19.52 sq mi
Water area3.67 sq miThis ZIP3.67 sq mi

Other place names in 08230

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

ZIP codes near 08230

ZIPCityDistance
08248 Strathmere, NJ 2.7 mi
08246 South Seaville, NJ 3.5 mi
08243 Sea Isle City, NJ 3.5 mi
08223 Marmora, NJ 5.4 mi
08245 South Dennis, NJ 6.2 mi
08214 Dennisville, NJ 6.4 mi
08250 Tuckahoe, NJ 6.6 mi
08226 Ocean City, NJ 6.8 mi
08270 Woodbine, NJ 6.9 mi
08202 Avalon, NJ 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08230?

08230 is in Ocean View, New Jersey, in Cape May County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2011, -74.7068.

What county is 08230 in?

08230 lies in Cape May County.

What area code is 08230?

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

What time zone is 08230 in?

08230 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08230?

About 5,700 people live in ZIP code 08230, in 2,176 households, at 292.0 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 08230?

$115,152 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08230?

The closest are 08248 (2.7 mi), 08246 (3.5 mi), 08243 (3.5 mi), 08223 (5.4 mi) and 08245 (6.2 mi).

Is 08230 a PO Box ZIP code?

08230 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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