08512
ZIP 08512 is Cranbury, New Jersey, mostly in Middlesex County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Middlesex +1 more
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Population
- 12,928
- Coordinates
- 40.3244, -74.5255
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Where 08512 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.
- 🔢 Type 08512 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZISBO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 8,512 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 19. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000101000000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08511 (Cookstown, NJ, 19 mi away) and 08514 (Cream Ridge, NJ, 13 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 08512 becomes 21580, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01258, 01825, 01852, 02185, 02815, 05821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85012 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,110 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
- 🎯1,268 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08512 and you would come out at 40.32°S, 105.47°E — 818 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
- 📏 At 22.8 square miles of land, 08512 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 12,928This ZIP12,928 |
|---|---|
| Households | 5,102This ZIP5,102 |
| Housing units | 5,167This ZIP5,167 |
| Median age | 48.9This ZIP48.9New Jersey40.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $118,587This ZIP$118,587New Jersey$103,556US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $659,400This ZIP$659,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,594This ZIP$1,594New Jersey$1,720US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 54.5%This ZIP54.5% |
| Mean commute | 30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min |
| Population density | 566.9 / sq miThis ZIP566.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 518This ZIP518 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 19,234This ZIP19,234 |
| Annual payroll | $1,549,654,000This ZIP$1,549,654,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 6,100This ZIP6,100 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $960,786,000This ZIP$960,786,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 22.81 sq miThis ZIP22.81 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi |
Counties 08512 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Middlesex County | 93.3% |
| Mercer County | 6.7% |
Other place names in 08512
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 08512
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
08536 | Plainsboro, NJ | 3.3 mi |
08810 | Dayton, NJ | 3.5 mi |
08520 | Hightstown, NJ | 4.6 mi |
08852 | Monmouth Junction, NJ | 4.6 mi |
08831 | Monroe Township, NJ | 4.9 mi |
08550 | Princeton Junction, NJ | 5.9 mi |
08561 | Windsor, NJ | 6.1 mi |
08828 | Helmetta, NJ | 6.5 mi |
08528 | Kingston, NJ | 6.6 mi |
08824 | Kendall Park, NJ | 6.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 08512?
08512 is in Cranbury, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3244, -74.5255.
What county is 08512 in?
08512 spans 2 counties: Middlesex County and Mercer County. Most of it falls in Middlesex 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 08512?
Cranbury uses area codes 609 and 640, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 08512 in?
08512 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 08512?
About 12,928 people live in ZIP code 08512, in 5,102 households, at 566.9 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 08512?
$118,587 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.
What ZIP codes are near 08512?
The closest are 08536 (3.3 mi), 08810 (3.5 mi), 08520 (4.6 mi), 08852 (4.6 mi) and 08831 (4.9 mi).
Is 08512 a PO Box ZIP code?
08512 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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