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08505

ZIP 08505 is Bordentown, New Jersey, in Burlington County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Burlington
Population
19,142
Coordinates
40.1356, -74.7073
☼ Live from 08505 — Bordentown, NJ

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Where 08505 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08505
  • 🔢 Type 08505 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOSBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,505 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 7. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000100111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08504 (Blawenburg, NJ, 19 mi away) and 08510 (Millstone Township, NJ, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08505 becomes 50580, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05058, 05085, 05850, 08055, 08550, 50058, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85005 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,102 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,260 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08505 and you would come out at 40.14°S, 105.29°E — 816 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 22.5 square miles of land, 08505 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,142This ZIP19,142
Households7,350This ZIP7,350
Housing units7,736This ZIP7,736
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$112,845This ZIP$112,845New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$362,500This ZIP$362,500New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,717This ZIP$1,717New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.4%This ZIP41.4%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density851.2 / sq miThis ZIP851.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments416This ZIP416
Employees6,193This ZIP6,193
Annual payroll$304,940,000This ZIP$304,940,000
Tax returns filed9,910This ZIP9,910
Total adjusted gross income$933,150,000This ZIP$933,150,000

Land area

Land area22.49 sq miThis ZIP22.49 sq mi
Water area0.85 sq miThis ZIP0.85 sq mi

Other place names in 08505

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

ZIP codes near 08505

ZIPCityDistance
08515 Chesterfield, NJ 2.6 mi
08611 Trenton, NJ 3.7 mi
08620 Trenton, NJ 3.8 mi
08610 Trenton, NJ 4.0 mi
08554 Roebling, NJ 4.2 mi
08022 Columbus, NJ 4.7 mi
08518 Florence, NJ 5.3 mi
08644 Trenton, NJ 5.9 mi
08629 Trenton, NJ 6.0 mi
19054 Levittown, PA 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08505?

08505 is in Bordentown, New Jersey, in Burlington County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1356, -74.7073.

What county is 08505 in?

08505 lies in Burlington County.

What area code is 08505?

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

What time zone is 08505 in?

08505 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08505?

About 19,142 people live in ZIP code 08505, in 7,350 households, at 851.2 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 08505?

$112,845 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08505?

The closest are 08515 (2.6 mi), 08611 (3.7 mi), 08620 (3.8 mi), 08610 (4 mi) and 08554 (4.2 mi).

Is 08505 a PO Box ZIP code?

08505 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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