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08240

ZIP 08240 is Pomona, New Jersey, in Atlantic County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Atlantic
Population
2,648
Coordinates
39.4881, -74.5340
☼ Live from 08240 — Pomona, NJ

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Where 08240 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08240
  • 🔢 Type 08240 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,240 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 103. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08234 (Egg Harbor Township, NJ, 8 mi away) and 08241 (Port Republic, NJ, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08240 becomes 04280 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sabattus, ME, 394 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00824, 02048, 02804, 02840, 04028, 04082, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84020 in Draper, UT, 1,963 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,275 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08240 and you would come out at 39.49°S, 105.47°E — 781 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 2.2 square miles of land, 08240 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,648This ZIP2,648
Households0
Housing units0
Median age20.3This ZIP20.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher46.5%This ZIP46.5%
Mean commute19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min
Population density1,204.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,204.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees2,504This ZIP2,504
Annual payroll$168,949,000This ZIP$168,949,000

Land area

Land area2.20 sq miThis ZIP2.20 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 08240

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

ZIP codes near 08240

ZIPCityDistance
08231 Oceanville, NJ 4.1 mi
08213 Cologne, NJ 4.2 mi
08205 Absecon, NJ 4.4 mi
08241 Port Republic, NJ 4.5 mi
08201 Absecon, NJ 5.0 mi
08220 Leeds Point, NJ 5.6 mi
08232 Pleasantville, NJ 7.0 mi
08215 Egg Harbor City, NJ 7.5 mi
08234 Egg Harbor Township, NJ 8.3 mi
08224 New Gretna, NJ 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08240?

08240 is in Pomona, New Jersey, in Atlantic County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4881, -74.5340.

What county is 08240 in?

08240 lies in Atlantic County.

What area code is 08240?

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

What time zone is 08240 in?

08240 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08240?

About 2,648 people live in ZIP code 08240, at 1,204.7 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 08240?

The closest are 08231 (4.1 mi), 08213 (4.2 mi), 08205 (4.4 mi), 08241 (4.5 mi) and 08201 (5 mi).

Is 08240 a PO Box ZIP code?

08240 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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