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08525

ZIP 08525 is Hopewell, New Jersey, mostly in Mercer County; area code 609; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mercer +2 more
Population
4,522
Coordinates
40.3977, -74.7795
☼ Live from 08525 — Hopewell, NJ

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Where 08525 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 08525
  • 🔢 Type 08525 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZSBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,525 = 5 × 5 × 11 × 31. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08520 (Hightstown, NJ, 16 mi away) and 08526 (Imlaystown, NJ, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08525 becomes 52580 — and that is a real ZIP code: Packwood, IA, 906 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02558, 05825, 20585, 20855, 25085, 25508, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85025 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,099 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,254 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08525 and you would come out at 40.40°S, 105.22°E — 831 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 22.4 square miles of land, 08525 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,522This ZIP4,522
Households1,903This ZIP1,903
Housing units1,977This ZIP1,977
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$165,324This ZIP$165,324New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$572,500This ZIP$572,500New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,835This ZIP$1,835New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.1%This ZIP65.1%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density201.9 / sq miThis ZIP201.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments142This ZIP142
Employees823This ZIP823
Annual payroll$38,545,000This ZIP$38,545,000
Tax returns filed2,360This ZIP2,360
Total adjusted gross income$387,040,000This ZIP$387,040,000

Land area

Land area22.39 sq miThis ZIP22.39 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 08525 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mercer County 69.6%
Hunterdon County 30.3%
Somerset County 0.1%

Other place names in 08525

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ZIP codes near 08525

ZIPCityDistance
08504 Blawenburg, NJ 4.1 mi
08558 Skillman, NJ 4.1 mi
08551 Ringoes, NJ 4.6 mi
08534 Pennington, NJ 4.8 mi
08540 Princeton, NJ 6.9 mi
08542 Princeton, NJ 6.9 mi
08560 Titusville, NJ 7.0 mi
08530 Lambertville, NJ 7.1 mi
08541 Princeton, NJ 7.2 mi
08544 Princeton, NJ 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08525?

08525 is in Hopewell, New Jersey, in Mercer County, part of the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3977, -74.7795.

What county is 08525 in?

08525 spans 3 counties: Mercer County, Hunterdon County and Somerset County. Most of it falls in Mercer 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 08525?

Hopewell uses area code 609, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08525 in?

08525 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08525?

About 4,522 people live in ZIP code 08525, in 1,903 households, at 201.9 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 08525?

$165,324 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08525?

The closest are 08504 (4.1 mi), 08558 (4.1 mi), 08551 (4.6 mi), 08534 (4.8 mi) and 08540 (6.9 mi).

Is 08525 a PO Box ZIP code?

08525 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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