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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/08312

08312

ZIP 08312 is Clayton, New Jersey, in Gloucester County; area code 856; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gloucester
Population
8,556
Coordinates
39.6614, -75.0839
☼ Live from 08312 — Clayton, NJ

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Where 08312 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 08312
  • 🔢 Type 08312 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIEBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,312 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 1039. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08311 (Cedarville, NJ, 24 mi away) and 08313 (Deerfield Street, NJ, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08312 becomes 21380, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01238, 01832, 02138, 02381, 02813, 02831, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83210 in Aberdeen, ID, 1,957 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,245 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08312 and you would come out at 39.66°S, 104.92°E — 811 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 5.5 square miles of land, 08312 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,556This ZIP8,556
Households3,288This ZIP3,288
Housing units3,533This ZIP3,533
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$89,294This ZIP$89,294New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$254,100This ZIP$254,100New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,246This ZIP$1,246New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density1,553.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,553.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments94This ZIP94
Employees900This ZIP900
Annual payroll$42,107,000This ZIP$42,107,000
Tax returns filed4,060This ZIP4,060
Total adjusted gross income$265,796,000This ZIP$265,796,000

Land area

Land area5.51 sq miThis ZIP5.51 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 08312

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

ZIP codes near 08312

ZIPCityDistance
08028 Glassboro, NJ 3.0 mi
08322 Franklinville, NJ 3.9 mi
08343 Monroeville, NJ 4.8 mi
08025 Ewan, NJ 5.0 mi
08071 Pitman, NJ 5.5 mi
08074 Richwood, NJ 5.7 mi
08328 Malaga, NJ 5.8 mi
08094 Williamstown, NJ 6.7 mi
08080 Sewell, NJ 6.9 mi
08081 Sicklerville, NJ 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08312?

08312 is in Clayton, New Jersey, in Gloucester County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6614, -75.0839.

What county is 08312 in?

08312 lies in Gloucester County.

What area code is 08312?

Clayton uses area code 856, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08312 in?

08312 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08312?

About 8,556 people live in ZIP code 08312, in 3,288 households, at 1,553.4 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 08312?

$89,294 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08312?

The closest are 08028 (3 mi), 08322 (3.9 mi), 08343 (4.8 mi), 08025 (5 mi) and 08071 (5.5 mi).

Is 08312 a PO Box ZIP code?

08312 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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