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08248

ZIP 08248 is Strathmere, New Jersey, in Cape May County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cape May
Population
266
Coordinates
39.1950, -74.6575
☼ Live from 08248 — Strathmere, NJ

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Where 08248 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08248
  • 🔢 Type 08248 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,248 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 1031. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08247 (Stone Harbor, NJ, 12 mi away) and 08250 (Tuckahoe, NJ, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08248 becomes 84280, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04288, 08824, 20848, 20884, 24088, 24808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84082 in Wallsburg, UT, 1,937 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,272 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08248 and you would come out at 39.19°S, 105.34°E — 774 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 0.526 square miles of land, 08248 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 255 football fields.
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People and housing

Population266This ZIP266
Households127This ZIP127
Housing units508This ZIP508
Median age53.8This ZIP53.8New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$108,953This ZIP$108,953New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$1,089,300This ZIP$1,089,300New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher40.6%This ZIP40.6%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density505.7 / sq miThis ZIP505.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees97This ZIP97
Annual payroll$6,171,000This ZIP$6,171,000

Land area

Land area0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi
Water area0.89 sq miThis ZIP0.89 sq mi

Other place names in 08248

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

ZIP codes near 08248

ZIPCityDistance
08230 Ocean View, NJ 2.7 mi
08243 Sea Isle City, NJ 3.7 mi
08223 Marmora, NJ 5.2 mi
08226 Ocean City, NJ 5.5 mi
08246 South Seaville, NJ 5.9 mi
08202 Avalon, NJ 8.1 mi
08250 Tuckahoe, NJ 8.4 mi
08245 South Dennis, NJ 8.7 mi
08244 Somers Point, NJ 8.9 mi
08214 Dennisville, NJ 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08248?

08248 is in Strathmere, New Jersey, in Cape May County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1950, -74.6575.

What county is 08248 in?

08248 lies in Cape May County.

What area code is 08248?

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

What time zone is 08248 in?

08248 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08248?

About 266 people live in ZIP code 08248, in 127 households, at 505.7 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 08248?

$108,953 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08248?

The closest are 08230 (2.7 mi), 08243 (3.7 mi), 08223 (5.2 mi), 08226 (5.5 mi) and 08246 (5.9 mi).

Is 08248 a PO Box ZIP code?

08248 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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