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08318

ZIP 08318 is Elmer, New Jersey, mostly in Salem County; area code 856; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Salem +1 more
Population
11,961
Coordinates
39.5577, -75.1777
☼ Live from 08318 — Elmer, NJ

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Where 08318 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08318
  • 🔢 Type 08318 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIEBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,318 = 2 × 4159. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08317 (Dorothy, NJ, 21 mi away) and 08319 (Estell Manor, NJ, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08318 becomes 81380, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03818, 08831, 13088, 13808, 18038, 18083, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83801 in Athol, ID, 2,121 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,241 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08318 and you would come out at 39.56°S, 104.82°E — 811 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 80.4 square miles of land, 08318 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,961This ZIP11,961
Households4,264This ZIP4,264
Housing units4,627This ZIP4,627
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$92,558This ZIP$92,558New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$302,000This ZIP$302,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,349This ZIP$1,349New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density148.7 / sq miThis ZIP148.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments227This ZIP227
Employees2,689This ZIP2,689
Annual payroll$162,867,000This ZIP$162,867,000
Tax returns filed5,970This ZIP5,970
Total adjusted gross income$504,251,000This ZIP$504,251,000

Land area

Land area80.42 sq miThis ZIP80.42 sq mi
Water area1.08 sq miThis ZIP1.08 sq mi

Counties 08318 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Salem County 94.9%
Cumberland County 5.1%

Other place names in 08318

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ZIP codes near 08318

ZIPCityDistance
08313 Deerfield Street, NJ 3.2 mi
08343 Monroeville, NJ 5.5 mi
08352 Rosenhayn, NJ 6.3 mi
08347 Norma, NJ 6.5 mi
08328 Malaga, NJ 6.6 mi
08322 Franklinville, NJ 7.8 mi
08312 Clayton, NJ 8.7 mi
08353 Shiloh, NJ 9.0 mi
08001 Alloway, NJ 9.0 mi
08302 Bridgeton, NJ 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08318?

08318 is in Elmer, New Jersey, in Salem County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5577, -75.1777.

What county is 08318 in?

08318 spans 2 counties: Salem County and Cumberland County. Most of it falls in Salem County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 08318?

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

What time zone is 08318 in?

08318 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08318?

About 11,961 people live in ZIP code 08318, in 4,264 households, at 148.7 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 08318?

$92,558 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08318?

The closest are 08313 (3.2 mi), 08343 (5.5 mi), 08352 (6.3 mi), 08347 (6.5 mi) and 08328 (6.6 mi).

Is 08318 a PO Box ZIP code?

08318 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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