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08534

ZIP 08534 is Pennington, New Jersey, in Mercer County; area code 609; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mercer
Population
13,272
Coordinates
40.3294, -74.7928
☼ Live from 08534 — Pennington, NJ

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Where 08534 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08534
  • 🔢 Type 08534 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hESBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,534 = 2 × 17 × 251. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08533 (New Egypt, NJ, 27 mi away) and 08535 (Millstone Township, NJ, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08534 becomes 43580, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03458, 03584, 03845, 03854, 04358, 04538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83540 in Lapwai, ID, 2,125 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% 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 08534 and you would come out at 40.33°S, 105.21°E — 829 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 21.8 square miles of land, 08534 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,272This ZIP13,272
Households4,995This ZIP4,995
Housing units5,216This ZIP5,216
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$175,573This ZIP$175,573New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$573,000This ZIP$573,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,004This ZIP$2,004New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher70.6%This ZIP70.6%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density609.1 / sq miThis ZIP609.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments487This ZIP487
Employees12,585This ZIP12,585
Annual payroll$1,268,272,000This ZIP$1,268,272,000
Tax returns filed6,410This ZIP6,410
Total adjusted gross income$1,483,786,000This ZIP$1,483,786,000

Land area

Land area21.79 sq miThis ZIP21.79 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 08534

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ZIP codes near 08534

ZIPCityDistance
08560 Titusville, NJ 3.5 mi
08525 Hopewell, NJ 4.8 mi
08628 Trenton, NJ 4.8 mi
08648 Lawrence Township, NJ 5.0 mi
18977 Washington Crossing, PA 5.3 mi
08638 Trenton, NJ 5.4 mi
08543 Princeton, NJ 5.4 mi
08601 Trenton, NJ 5.4 mi
08602 Trenton, NJ 5.4 mi
08603 Trenton, NJ 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08534?

08534 is in Pennington, New Jersey, in Mercer County, part of the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3294, -74.7928.

What county is 08534 in?

08534 lies in Mercer County.

What area code is 08534?

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

What time zone is 08534 in?

08534 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08534?

About 13,272 people live in ZIP code 08534, in 4,995 households, at 609.1 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 08534?

$175,573 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08534?

The closest are 08560 (3.5 mi), 08525 (4.8 mi), 08628 (4.8 mi), 08648 (5 mi) and 18977 (5.3 mi).

Is 08534 a PO Box ZIP code?

08534 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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