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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/08402

08402

ZIP 08402 is Margate City, New Jersey, in Atlantic County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Atlantic
Population
5,234
Coordinates
39.3264, -74.5045
☼ Live from 08402 — Margate City, NJ

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Where 08402 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08402
  • 🔢 Type 08402 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOhBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,402 = 2 × 4201. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000011010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08401 (Atlantic City, NJ, 5 mi away) and 08403 (Longport, NJ, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08402 becomes 20480, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00824, 02048, 02804, 02840, 04028, 04082, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84020 in Draper, UT, 1,967 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,279 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08402 and you would come out at 39.33°S, 105.50°E — 773 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 1.4 square miles of land, 08402 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,234This ZIP5,234
Households2,570This ZIP2,570
Housing units6,877This ZIP6,877
Median age57.5This ZIP57.5New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$121,800This ZIP$121,800New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$708,800This ZIP$708,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,347This ZIP$1,347New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.7%This ZIP57.7%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density3,704.2 / sq miThis ZIP3,704.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments177This ZIP177
Employees1,640This ZIP1,640
Annual payroll$73,192,000This ZIP$73,192,000
Tax returns filed2,920This ZIP2,920
Total adjusted gross income$517,582,000This ZIP$517,582,000

Land area

Land area1.41 sq miThis ZIP1.41 sq mi
Water area1.21 sq miThis ZIP1.21 sq mi

Other place names in 08402

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

ZIP codes near 08402

ZIPCityDistance
08406 Ventnor City, NJ 1.6 mi
08403 Longport, NJ 2.1 mi
08225 Northfield, NJ 2.8 mi
08221 Linwood, NJ 3.3 mi
08232 Pleasantville, NJ 4.3 mi
08401 Atlantic City, NJ 4.5 mi
08244 Somers Point, NJ 5.1 mi
08404 Atlantic City, NJ 5.1 mi
08405 Atlantic City, NJ 5.1 mi
08201 Absecon, NJ 6.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08402?

08402 is in Margate City, New Jersey, in Atlantic County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3264, -74.5045.

What county is 08402 in?

08402 lies in Atlantic County.

What area code is 08402?

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

What time zone is 08402 in?

08402 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08402?

About 5,234 people live in ZIP code 08402, in 2,570 households, at 3,704.2 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 08402?

$121,800 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08402?

The closest are 08406 (1.6 mi), 08403 (2.1 mi), 08225 (2.8 mi), 08221 (3.3 mi) and 08232 (4.3 mi).

Is 08402 a PO Box ZIP code?

08402 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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