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08260

ZIP 08260 is Wildwood, New Jersey, in Cape May County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cape May
Population
12,959
Coordinates
38.9983, -74.8433
☼ Live from 08260 — Wildwood, NJ

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Where 08260 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08260
  • 🔢 Type 08260 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgZBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,260 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 59. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08252 (Whitesboro, NJ, 3 mi away) and 08270 (Woodbine, NJ, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08260 becomes 06280 — and that is a real ZIP code: Windham, CT, 235 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00682, 02806, 02860, 06028, 06082, 06280, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86002 in Flagstaff, AZ, 2,031 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,265 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08260 and you would come out at 39.00°S, 105.16°E — 773 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 15.9 square miles of land, 08260 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,959This ZIP12,959
Households7,101This ZIP7,101
Housing units23,064This ZIP23,064
Median age60.2This ZIP60.2New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,699This ZIP$79,699New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$469,400This ZIP$469,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,072This ZIP$1,072New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.3%This ZIP33.3%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density812.7 / sq miThis ZIP812.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments740This ZIP740
Employees3,099This ZIP3,099
Annual payroll$216,694,000This ZIP$216,694,000
Tax returns filed7,440This ZIP7,440
Total adjusted gross income$537,069,000This ZIP$537,069,000

Land area

Land area15.95 sq miThis ZIP15.95 sq mi
Water area8.34 sq miThis ZIP8.34 sq mi

Other place names in 08260

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ZIP codes near 08260

ZIPCityDistance
08242 Rio Grande, NJ 2.7 mi
08252 Whitesboro, NJ 3.2 mi
08204 Cape May, NJ 4.3 mi
08219 Green Creek, NJ 4.5 mi
08247 Stone Harbor, NJ 4.7 mi
08251 Villas, NJ 5.1 mi
08212 Cape May Point, NJ 7.6 mi
08210 Cape May Court House, NJ 8.4 mi
08202 Avalon, NJ 8.8 mi
08218 Goshen, NJ 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08260?

08260 is in Wildwood, New Jersey, in Cape May County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9983, -74.8433.

What county is 08260 in?

08260 lies in Cape May County.

What area code is 08260?

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

What time zone is 08260 in?

08260 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08260?

About 12,959 people live in ZIP code 08260, in 7,101 households, at 812.7 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 08260?

$79,699 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08260?

The closest are 08242 (2.7 mi), 08252 (3.2 mi), 08204 (4.3 mi), 08219 (4.5 mi) and 08247 (4.7 mi).

Is 08260 a PO Box ZIP code?

08260 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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