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08243

ZIP 08243 is Sea Isle 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
2,000
Coordinates
39.1510, -74.6963
☼ Live from 08243 — Sea Isle City, NJ

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Where 08243 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08243
  • 🔢 Type 08243 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 08243 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08242 (Rio Grande, NJ, 14 mi away) and 08244 (Somers Point, NJ, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08243 becomes 34280 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bradenton, FL, 924 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02348, 03284, 03824, 03842, 04238, 08234, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83204 in Pocatello, ID, 1,973 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,271 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08243 and you would come out at 39.15°S, 105.30°E — 773 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 2.2 square miles of land, 08243 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,000This ZIP2,000
Households1,117This ZIP1,117
Housing units6,719This ZIP6,719
Median age66.1This ZIP66.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$108,359This ZIP$108,359New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$1,087,300This ZIP$1,087,300New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher48.7%This ZIP48.7%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density907.4 / sq miThis ZIP907.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments158This ZIP158
Employees660This ZIP660
Annual payroll$44,879,000This ZIP$44,879,000
Tax returns filed1,100This ZIP1,100
Total adjusted gross income$161,440,000This ZIP$161,440,000

Land area

Land area2.20 sq miThis ZIP2.20 sq mi
Water area1.97 sq miThis ZIP1.97 sq mi

Other place names in 08243

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

ZIP codes near 08243

ZIPCityDistance
08230 Ocean View, NJ 3.5 mi
08248 Strathmere, NJ 3.7 mi
08246 South Seaville, NJ 4.3 mi
08202 Avalon, NJ 4.4 mi
08245 South Dennis, NJ 6.8 mi
08210 Cape May Court House, NJ 7.1 mi
08214 Dennisville, NJ 7.5 mi
08218 Goshen, NJ 8.4 mi
08223 Marmora, NJ 8.5 mi
08247 Stone Harbor, NJ 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08243?

08243 is in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, in Cape May County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1510, -74.6963.

What county is 08243 in?

08243 lies in Cape May County.

What area code is 08243?

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

What time zone is 08243 in?

08243 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08243?

About 2,000 people live in ZIP code 08243, in 1,117 households, at 907.4 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 08243?

$108,359 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08243?

The closest are 08230 (3.5 mi), 08248 (3.7 mi), 08246 (4.3 mi), 08202 (4.4 mi) and 08245 (6.8 mi).

Is 08243 a PO Box ZIP code?

08243 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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