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08502

ZIP 08502 is Belle Mead, New Jersey, in Somerset County; area code 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset
Population
11,849
Coordinates
40.4482, -74.6532
☼ Live from 08502 — Belle Mead, NJ

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Where 08502 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08502
  • 🔢 Type 08502 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOSBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,502 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 109. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000100110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08501 (Allentown, NJ, 20 mi away) and 08504 (Blawenburg, NJ, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08502 becomes 20580 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 165 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05820, 08025, 08052, 08205, 08250, 08520, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85002 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,105 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% 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 08502 and you would come out at 40.45°S, 105.35°E — 828 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 13.2 square miles of land, 08502 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,849This ZIP11,849
Households3,983This ZIP3,983
Housing units3,983This ZIP3,983
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$227,242This ZIP$227,242New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$816,700This ZIP$816,700New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,298This ZIP$2,298New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher77.7%This ZIP77.7%
Mean commute36.1 minThis ZIP36.1 min
Population density895.5 / sq miThis ZIP895.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments200This ZIP200
Employees1,899This ZIP1,899
Annual payroll$128,414,000This ZIP$128,414,000
Tax returns filed5,450This ZIP5,450
Total adjusted gross income$1,287,356,000This ZIP$1,287,356,000

Land area

Land area13.23 sq miThis ZIP13.23 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 08502

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ZIP codes near 08502

ZIPCityDistance
08553 Rocky Hill, NJ 3.4 mi
08844 Hillsborough, NJ 3.5 mi
08558 Skillman, NJ 3.6 mi
08504 Blawenburg, NJ 3.8 mi
08528 Kingston, NJ 4.6 mi
08823 Franklin Park, NJ 4.7 mi
08821 Flagtown, NJ 5.3 mi
08824 Kendall Park, NJ 5.6 mi
08540 Princeton, NJ 5.8 mi
08542 Princeton, NJ 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08502?

08502 is in Belle Mead, New Jersey, in Somerset County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4482, -74.6532.

What county is 08502 in?

08502 lies in Somerset County.

What area code is 08502?

Belle Mead uses area code 908, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08502 in?

08502 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08502?

About 11,849 people live in ZIP code 08502, in 3,983 households, at 895.5 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 08502?

$227,242 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08502?

The closest are 08553 (3.4 mi), 08844 (3.5 mi), 08558 (3.6 mi), 08504 (3.8 mi) and 08528 (4.6 mi).

Is 08502 a PO Box ZIP code?

08502 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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