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08234

ZIP 08234 is Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, in Atlantic County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Atlantic
Population
47,339
Coordinates
39.3884, -74.6207
☼ Live from 08234 — Egg Harbor Township, NJ

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Where 08234 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08234
  • 🔢 Type 08234 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,234 = 2 × 23 × 179. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08232 (Pleasantville, NJ, 6 mi away) and 08240 (Pomona, NJ, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08234 becomes 43280, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02348, 03284, 03824, 03842, 04238, 08243, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83204 in Pocatello, ID, 1,971 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,272 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08234 and you would come out at 39.39°S, 105.38°E — 780 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 60.7 square miles of land, 08234 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population47,339This ZIP47,339
Households16,896This ZIP16,896
Housing units17,737This ZIP17,737
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$98,217This ZIP$98,217New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$313,200This ZIP$313,200New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,482This ZIP$1,482New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.1%This ZIP35.1%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density780.2 / sq miThis ZIP780.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments954This ZIP954
Employees16,947This ZIP16,947
Annual payroll$1,145,056,000This ZIP$1,145,056,000
Tax returns filed24,210This ZIP24,210
Total adjusted gross income$1,750,025,000This ZIP$1,750,025,000

Land area

Land area60.68 sq miThis ZIP60.68 sq mi
Water area2.91 sq miThis ZIP2.91 sq mi

Other place names in 08234

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ZIP codes near 08234

ZIPCityDistance
08221 Linwood, NJ 4.5 mi
08225 Northfield, NJ 5.0 mi
08244 Somers Point, NJ 5.2 mi
08232 Pleasantville, NJ 5.6 mi
08403 Longport, NJ 6.4 mi
08201 Absecon, NJ 7.2 mi
08402 Margate City, NJ 7.5 mi
08406 Ventnor City, NJ 8.0 mi
08240 Pomona, NJ 8.3 mi
08213 Cologne, NJ 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08234?

08234 is in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, in Atlantic County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3884, -74.6207.

What county is 08234 in?

08234 lies in Atlantic County.

What area code is 08234?

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

What time zone is 08234 in?

08234 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08234?

About 47,339 people live in ZIP code 08234, in 16,896 households, at 780.2 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 08234?

$98,217 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08234?

The closest are 08221 (4.5 mi), 08225 (5 mi), 08244 (5.2 mi), 08232 (5.6 mi) and 08403 (6.4 mi).

Is 08234 a PO Box ZIP code?

08234 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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