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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/08242

08242

ZIP 08242 is Rio Grande, New Jersey, in Cape May County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cape May
Population
4,141
Coordinates
39.0174, -74.8869
☼ Live from 08242 — Rio Grande, NJ

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Where 08242 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08242
  • 🔢 Type 08242 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,242 = 2 × 13 × 317. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08241 (Port Republic, NJ, 42 mi away) and 08243 (Sea Isle City, NJ, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08242 becomes 24280 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rosedale, VA, 410 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, 1,994 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,262 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08242 and you would come out at 39.02°S, 105.11°E — 776 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 4.8 square miles of land, 08242 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,141This ZIP4,141
Households1,904This ZIP1,904
Housing units2,055This ZIP2,055
Median age51.4This ZIP51.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$93,250This ZIP$93,250New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$318,300This ZIP$318,300New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,305This ZIP$1,305New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%This ZIP33.6%
Mean commute15.0 minThis ZIP15.0 min
Population density870.0 / sq miThis ZIP870.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments201This ZIP201
Employees2,615This ZIP2,615
Annual payroll$92,576,000This ZIP$92,576,000
Tax returns filed2,200This ZIP2,200
Total adjusted gross income$116,087,000This ZIP$116,087,000

Land area

Land area4.76 sq miThis ZIP4.76 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 08242

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

ZIP codes near 08242

ZIPCityDistance
08219 Green Creek, NJ 2.1 mi
08252 Whitesboro, NJ 2.2 mi
08251 Villas, NJ 2.4 mi
08260 Wildwood, NJ 2.7 mi
08204 Cape May, NJ 3.5 mi
08247 Stone Harbor, NJ 5.8 mi
08212 Cape May Point, NJ 6.7 mi
08210 Cape May Court House, NJ 7.8 mi
08218 Goshen, NJ 8.8 mi
08202 Avalon, NJ 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08242?

08242 is in Rio Grande, New Jersey, in Cape May County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0174, -74.8869.

What county is 08242 in?

08242 lies in Cape May County.

What area code is 08242?

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

What time zone is 08242 in?

08242 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08242?

About 4,141 people live in ZIP code 08242, in 1,904 households, at 870.0 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 08242?

$93,250 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08242?

The closest are 08219 (2.1 mi), 08252 (2.2 mi), 08251 (2.4 mi), 08260 (2.7 mi) and 08204 (3.5 mi).

Is 08242 a PO Box ZIP code?

08242 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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