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08406

ZIP 08406 is Ventnor City, New Jersey, in Atlantic County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Atlantic
Population
8,972
Coordinates
39.3420, -74.4826
☼ Live from 08406 — Ventnor City, NJ

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Where 08406 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08406
  • 🔢 Type 08406 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOhBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,406 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 467. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000011010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08405 (Atlantic City, NJ, 4 mi away) and 08501 (Allentown, NJ, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08406 becomes 60480 — and that is a real ZIP code: Willow Springs, IL, 722 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04068, 04086, 04680, 04860, 06084, 06408, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86004 in Flagstaff, AZ, 2,030 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,280 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08406 and you would come out at 39.34°S, 105.52°E — 772 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 2.0 square miles of land, 08406 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,972This ZIP8,972
Households4,808This ZIP4,808
Housing units8,250This ZIP8,250
Median age58.3This ZIP58.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$69,099This ZIP$69,099New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$363,000This ZIP$363,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,406This ZIP$1,406New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%This ZIP41.1%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density4,542.8 / sq miThis ZIP4,542.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments197This ZIP197
Employees1,034This ZIP1,034
Annual payroll$45,117,000This ZIP$45,117,000
Tax returns filed4,660This ZIP4,660
Total adjusted gross income$418,656,000This ZIP$418,656,000

Land area

Land area1.98 sq miThis ZIP1.98 sq mi
Water area1.68 sq miThis ZIP1.68 sq mi

Other place names in 08406

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ZIP codes near 08406

ZIPCityDistance
08402 Margate City, NJ 1.6 mi
08401 Atlantic City, NJ 3.0 mi
08225 Northfield, NJ 3.1 mi
08404 Atlantic City, NJ 3.5 mi
08405 Atlantic City, NJ 3.5 mi
08403 Longport, NJ 3.6 mi
08232 Pleasantville, NJ 3.6 mi
08221 Linwood, NJ 4.4 mi
08201 Absecon, NJ 5.7 mi
08244 Somers Point, NJ 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08406?

08406 is in Ventnor City, New Jersey, in Atlantic County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3420, -74.4826.

What county is 08406 in?

08406 lies in Atlantic County.

What area code is 08406?

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

What time zone is 08406 in?

08406 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08406?

About 8,972 people live in ZIP code 08406, in 4,808 households, at 4,542.8 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 08406?

$69,099 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08406?

The closest are 08402 (1.6 mi), 08401 (3 mi), 08225 (3.1 mi), 08404 (3.5 mi) and 08405 (3.5 mi).

Is 08406 a PO Box ZIP code?

08406 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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