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08527

ZIP 08527 is Jackson, New Jersey, in Ocean County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ocean
Population
58,991
Coordinates
40.1087, -74.3586
☼ Live from 08527 — Jackson, NJ

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Where 08527 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08527
  • 🔢 Type 08527 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZSBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 08527 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08526 (Imlaystown, NJ, 7 mi away) and 08528 (Kingston, NJ, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08527 becomes 72580, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02857, 02875, 05827, 05872, 07825, 07852, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85072 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,121 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,279 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08527 and you would come out at 40.11°S, 105.64°E — 801 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 85.4 square miles of land, 08527 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population58,991This ZIP58,991
Households20,324This ZIP20,324
Housing units21,634This ZIP21,634
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$115,487This ZIP$115,487New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$485,800This ZIP$485,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,890This ZIP$1,890New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.7%This ZIP38.7%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density690.6 / sq miThis ZIP690.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,129This ZIP1,129
Employees9,255This ZIP9,255
Annual payroll$479,691,000This ZIP$479,691,000
Tax returns filed27,140This ZIP27,140
Total adjusted gross income$2,809,314,000This ZIP$2,809,314,000

Land area

Land area85.42 sq miThis ZIP85.42 sq mi
Water area1.00 sq miThis ZIP1.00 sq mi

Other place names in 08527

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ZIP codes near 08527

ZIPCityDistance
08733 Lakehurst, NJ 5.7 mi
08510 Millstone Township, NJ 6.5 mi
08526 Imlaystown, NJ 7.2 mi
08514 Cream Ridge, NJ 7.3 mi
07731 Howell, NJ 8.6 mi
08701 Lakewood, NJ 8.7 mi
07728 Freehold, NJ 9.0 mi
08533 New Egypt, NJ 9.3 mi
07710 Adelphia, NJ 9.3 mi
08535 Millstone Township, NJ 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08527?

08527 is in Jackson, New Jersey, in Ocean County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1087, -74.3586.

What county is 08527 in?

08527 lies in Ocean County.

What area code is 08527?

Jackson uses area codes 732 and 848, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08527 in?

08527 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08527?

About 58,991 people live in ZIP code 08527, in 20,324 households, at 690.6 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 08527?

$115,487 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08527?

The closest are 08733 (5.7 mi), 08510 (6.5 mi), 08526 (7.2 mi), 08514 (7.3 mi) and 07731 (8.6 mi).

Is 08527 a PO Box ZIP code?

08527 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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