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08244

ZIP 08244 is Somers Point, New Jersey, in Atlantic County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Atlantic
Population
10,659
Coordinates
39.3155, -74.5983
☼ Live from 08244 — Somers Point, NJ

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Where 08244 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08244
  • 🔢 Type 08244 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,244 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 229. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08243 (Sea Isle City, NJ, 13 mi away) and 08245 (South Dennis, NJ, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08244 becomes 44280 — and that is a real ZIP code: Valley City, OH, 408 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04284, 04428, 24084, 28404, 40824, 42048, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84402 in Ogden, UT, 1,958 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,274 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08244 and you would come out at 39.32°S, 105.40°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 4.9 square miles of land, 08244 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,659This ZIP10,659
Households4,780This ZIP4,780
Housing units5,862This ZIP5,862
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$70,255This ZIP$70,255New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$310,400This ZIP$310,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,345This ZIP$1,345New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%This ZIP34.4%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density2,165.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,165.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments360This ZIP360
Employees5,312This ZIP5,312
Annual payroll$272,036,000This ZIP$272,036,000
Tax returns filed5,550This ZIP5,550
Total adjusted gross income$378,340,000This ZIP$378,340,000

Land area

Land area4.92 sq miThis ZIP4.92 sq mi
Water area1.94 sq miThis ZIP1.94 sq mi

Other place names in 08244

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

ZIP codes near 08244

ZIPCityDistance
08221 Linwood, NJ 2.5 mi
08403 Longport, NJ 3.0 mi
08226 Ocean City, NJ 3.6 mi
08225 Northfield, NJ 4.4 mi
08223 Marmora, NJ 4.5 mi
08402 Margate City, NJ 5.1 mi
08234 Egg Harbor Township, NJ 5.2 mi
08406 Ventnor City, NJ 6.4 mi
08232 Pleasantville, NJ 6.7 mi
08250 Tuckahoe, NJ 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08244?

08244 is in Somers Point, New Jersey, in Atlantic County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3155, -74.5983.

What county is 08244 in?

08244 lies in Atlantic County.

What area code is 08244?

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

What time zone is 08244 in?

08244 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08244?

About 10,659 people live in ZIP code 08244, in 4,780 households, at 2,165.1 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 08244?

$70,255 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08244?

The closest are 08221 (2.5 mi), 08403 (3 mi), 08226 (3.6 mi), 08225 (4.4 mi) and 08223 (4.5 mi).

Is 08244 a PO Box ZIP code?

08244 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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