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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/08317

08317

ZIP 08317 is Dorothy, New Jersey, in Atlantic County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Atlantic
Population
1,246
Coordinates
39.4007, -74.8296
☼ Live from 08317 — Dorothy, NJ

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Where 08317 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08317
  • 🔢 Type 08317 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIEBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 08317 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08316 (Dorchester, NJ, 10 mi away) and 08318 (Elmer, NJ, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08317 becomes 71380, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01378, 03781, 03817, 03871, 07831, 08731, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83701 in Boise, ID, 2,142 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,261 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08317 and you would come out at 39.40°S, 105.17°E — 789 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 7.4 square miles of land, 08317 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,246This ZIP1,246
Households500This ZIP500
Housing units566This ZIP566
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$106,696This ZIP$106,696New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$326,300This ZIP$326,300New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%This ZIP30.8%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density169.3 / sq miThis ZIP169.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees96This ZIP96
Annual payroll$6,221,000This ZIP$6,221,000
Tax returns filed590This ZIP590
Total adjusted gross income$43,871,000This ZIP$43,871,000

Land area

Land area7.36 sq miThis ZIP7.36 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 08317

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ZIP codes near 08317

ZIPCityDistance
08319 Estell Manor, NJ 2.3 mi
08340 Milmay, NJ 4.2 mi
08330 Mays Landing, NJ 6.5 mi
08350 Richland, NJ 6.6 mi
08342 Mizpah, NJ 7.0 mi
08361 Vineland, NJ 7.7 mi
08250 Tuckahoe, NJ 8.6 mi
08270 Woodbine, NJ 9.7 mi
08310 Buena, NJ 9.7 mi
08348 Port Elizabeth, NJ 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08317?

08317 is in Dorothy, New Jersey, in Atlantic County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4007, -74.8296.

What county is 08317 in?

08317 lies in Atlantic County.

What area code is 08317?

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

What time zone is 08317 in?

08317 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08317?

About 1,246 people live in ZIP code 08317, in 500 households, at 169.3 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 08317?

$106,696 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08317?

The closest are 08319 (2.3 mi), 08340 (4.2 mi), 08330 (6.5 mi), 08350 (6.6 mi) and 08342 (7 mi).

Is 08317 a PO Box ZIP code?

08317 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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