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08551

ZIP 08551 is Ringoes, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hunterdon
Population
5,873
Coordinates
40.4471, -74.8373
☼ Live from 08551 — Ringoes, NJ

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Where 08551 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08551
  • 🔢 Type 08551 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISSBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,551 = 17 × 503. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08550 (Princeton Junction, NJ, 16 mi away) and 08553 (Rocky Hill, NJ, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08551 becomes 15580, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01585, 05158, 05851, 08515, 15085, 18055, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85051 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,096 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,251 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08551 and you would come out at 40.45°S, 105.16°E — 836 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 26.2 square miles of land, 08551 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,873This ZIP5,873
Households2,071This ZIP2,071
Housing units2,134This ZIP2,134
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$162,617This ZIP$162,617New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$595,800This ZIP$595,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,837This ZIP$1,837New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher62.2%This ZIP62.2%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density224.0 / sq miThis ZIP224.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments128This ZIP128
Employees1,048This ZIP1,048
Annual payroll$74,775,000This ZIP$74,775,000
Tax returns filed2,830This ZIP2,830
Total adjusted gross income$472,413,000This ZIP$472,413,000

Land area

Land area26.21 sq miThis ZIP26.21 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 08551

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ZIP codes near 08551

ZIPCityDistance
08525 Hopewell, NJ 4.6 mi
08822 Flemington, NJ 5.4 mi
08887 Three Bridges, NJ 5.6 mi
08557 Sergeantsville, NJ 5.6 mi
08530 Lambertville, NJ 6.6 mi
08558 Skillman, NJ 7.4 mi
08853 Neshanic Station, NJ 7.5 mi
08504 Blawenburg, NJ 7.6 mi
08559 Stockton, NJ 7.7 mi
08556 Rosemont, NJ 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08551?

08551 is in Ringoes, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4471, -74.8373.

What county is 08551 in?

08551 lies in Hunterdon County.

What time zone is 08551 in?

08551 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08551?

About 5,873 people live in ZIP code 08551, in 2,071 households, at 224.0 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 08551?

$162,617 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08551?

The closest are 08525 (4.6 mi), 08822 (5.4 mi), 08887 (5.6 mi), 08557 (5.6 mi) and 08530 (6.6 mi).

Is 08551 a PO Box ZIP code?

08551 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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