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08530

ZIP 08530 is Lambertville, New Jersey, mostly in Hunterdon County; area code 609; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hunterdon +1 more
Population
8,119
Coordinates
40.3700, -74.9102
☼ Live from 08530 — Lambertville, NJ

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Where 08530 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 08530
  • 🔢 Type 08530 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OESBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,530 = 2 × 5 × 853. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08528 (Kingston, NJ, 15 mi away) and 08533 (New Egypt, NJ, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08530 becomes 03580 — and that is a real ZIP code: Franconia, NH, 309 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03580, 03850, 05038, 05083, 05830, 08035, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85003 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,092 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,248 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08530 and you would come out at 40.37°S, 105.09°E — 835 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 27.1 square miles of land, 08530 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,119This ZIP8,119
Households3,596This ZIP3,596
Housing units3,815This ZIP3,815
Median age53.3This ZIP53.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$120,467This ZIP$120,467New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$574,800This ZIP$574,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,776This ZIP$1,776New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.4%This ZIP59.4%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density299.4 / sq miThis ZIP299.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments252This ZIP252
Employees2,004This ZIP2,004
Annual payroll$111,439,000This ZIP$111,439,000
Tax returns filed3,860This ZIP3,860
Total adjusted gross income$562,768,000This ZIP$562,768,000

Land area

Land area27.11 sq miThis ZIP27.11 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Counties 08530 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hunterdon County 81.1%
Mercer County 18.9%

Other place names in 08530

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

ZIP codes near 08530

ZIPCityDistance
08560 Titusville, NJ 4.7 mi
18938 New Hope, PA 4.8 mi
18963 Solebury, PA 5.2 mi
08556 Rosemont, NJ 5.4 mi
08557 Sergeantsville, NJ 5.5 mi
08559 Stockton, NJ 6.1 mi
18977 Washington Crossing, PA 6.2 mi
08551 Ringoes, NJ 6.6 mi
08534 Pennington, NJ 6.8 mi
08525 Hopewell, NJ 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08530?

08530 is in Lambertville, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3700, -74.9102.

What county is 08530 in?

08530 spans 2 counties: Hunterdon County and Mercer County. Most of it falls in Hunterdon 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 08530?

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

What time zone is 08530 in?

08530 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08530?

About 8,119 people live in ZIP code 08530, in 3,596 households, at 299.4 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 08530?

$120,467 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08530?

The closest are 08560 (4.7 mi), 18938 (4.8 mi), 18963 (5.2 mi), 08556 (5.4 mi) and 08557 (5.5 mi).

Is 08530 a PO Box ZIP code?

08530 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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