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08247

ZIP 08247 is Stone Harbor, New Jersey, in Cape May County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cape May
Population
965
Coordinates
39.0490, -74.7862
☼ Live from 08247 — Stone Harbor, NJ

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Where 08247 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08247
  • 🔢 Type 08247 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,247 = 3 × 2749. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08246 (South Seaville, NJ, 9 mi away) and 08248 (Strathmere, NJ, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08247 becomes 74280, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84720 in Cedar City, UT, 2,074 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,267 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08247 and you would come out at 39.05°S, 105.21°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 5.2 square miles of land, 08247 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population965This ZIP965
Households505This ZIP505
Housing units3,275This ZIP3,275
Median age64.7This ZIP64.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$167,917This ZIP$167,917New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$1,805,600This ZIP$1,805,600New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,711This ZIP$1,711New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher72.1%This ZIP72.1%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density184.6 / sq miThis ZIP184.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments136This ZIP136
Employees768This ZIP768
Annual payroll$46,024,000This ZIP$46,024,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$99,562,000This ZIP$99,562,000

Land area

Land area5.23 sq miThis ZIP5.23 sq mi
Water area4.68 sq miThis ZIP4.68 sq mi

Other place names in 08247

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ZIP codes near 08247

ZIPCityDistance
08252 Whitesboro, NJ 4.1 mi
08202 Avalon, NJ 4.1 mi
08260 Wildwood, NJ 4.7 mi
08210 Cape May Court House, NJ 5.2 mi
08242 Rio Grande, NJ 5.8 mi
08219 Green Creek, NJ 6.2 mi
08218 Goshen, NJ 7.3 mi
08251 Villas, NJ 7.8 mi
08243 Sea Isle City, NJ 8.5 mi
08204 Cape May, NJ 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08247?

08247 is in Stone Harbor, New Jersey, in Cape May County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0490, -74.7862.

What county is 08247 in?

08247 lies in Cape May County.

What area code is 08247?

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

What time zone is 08247 in?

08247 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08247?

About 965 people live in ZIP code 08247, in 505 households, at 184.6 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 08247?

$167,917 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08247?

The closest are 08252 (4.1 mi), 08202 (4.1 mi), 08260 (4.7 mi), 08210 (5.2 mi) and 08242 (5.8 mi).

Is 08247 a PO Box ZIP code?

08247 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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