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08536

ZIP 08536 is Plainsboro, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
20,817
Coordinates
40.3331, -74.5866
☼ Live from 08536 — Plainsboro, NJ

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Where 08536 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 08536
  • 🔢 Type 08536 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gESBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,536 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 97. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08535 (Millstone Township, NJ, 11 mi away) and 08540 (Princeton, NJ, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08536 becomes 63580, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03586, 03856, 03865, 05836, 05863, 06385, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83650 in Murphy, ID, 2,158 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,265 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08536 and you would come out at 40.33°S, 105.41°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 7.5 square miles of land, 08536 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,817This ZIP20,817
Households8,353This ZIP8,353
Housing units8,468This ZIP8,468
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$137,607This ZIP$137,607New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$704,100This ZIP$704,100New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,033This ZIP$2,033New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher80.9%This ZIP80.9%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density2,763.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,763.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments470This ZIP470
Employees18,611This ZIP18,611
Annual payroll$2,366,654,000This ZIP$2,366,654,000
Tax returns filed9,470This ZIP9,470
Total adjusted gross income$1,456,033,000This ZIP$1,456,033,000

Land area

Land area7.53 sq miThis ZIP7.53 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 08536

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

ZIP codes near 08536

ZIPCityDistance
08512 Cranbury, NJ 3.3 mi
08544 Princeton, NJ 3.9 mi
08541 Princeton, NJ 4.0 mi
08528 Kingston, NJ 4.1 mi
08550 Princeton Junction, NJ 4.1 mi
08542 Princeton, NJ 4.2 mi
08540 Princeton, NJ 4.3 mi
08852 Monmouth Junction, NJ 4.5 mi
08553 Rocky Hill, NJ 5.4 mi
08810 Dayton, NJ 5.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08536?

08536 is in Plainsboro, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3331, -74.5866.

What county is 08536 in?

08536 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 08536?

Plainsboro uses area codes 609 and 640, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08536 in?

08536 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08536?

About 20,817 people live in ZIP code 08536, in 8,353 households, at 2,763.8 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 08536?

$137,607 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08536?

The closest are 08512 (3.3 mi), 08544 (3.9 mi), 08541 (4 mi), 08528 (4.1 mi) and 08550 (4.1 mi).

Is 08536 a PO Box ZIP code?

08536 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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