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08555

ZIP 08555 is Roosevelt, New Jersey, in Monmouth County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Monmouth
Population
996
Coordinates
40.2207, -74.4702
☼ Live from 08555 — Roosevelt, NJ

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Where 08555 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08555
  • 🔢 Type 08555 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSSBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,555 = 5 × 29 × 59. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08554 (Roebling, NJ, 18 mi away) and 08556 (Rosemont, NJ, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08555 becomes 55580, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05855, 50558, 50585, 55085, 55805, 58505, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85550 in San Carlos, AZ, 2,030 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,272 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08555 and you would come out at 40.22°S, 105.53°E — 811 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 08555 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population996This ZIP996
Households338This ZIP338
Housing units352This ZIP352
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$110,000This ZIP$110,000New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$364,900This ZIP$364,900New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,507This ZIP$2,507New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.1%This ZIP43.1%
Mean commute33.9 minThis ZIP33.9 min
Population density513.4 / sq miThis ZIP513.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees43This ZIP43
Annual payroll$2,143,000This ZIP$2,143,000

Land area

Land area1.94 sq miThis ZIP1.94 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 08555

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ZIP codes near 08555

ZIPCityDistance
08535 Millstone Township, NJ 2.2 mi
08510 Millstone Township, NJ 3.3 mi
08526 Imlaystown, NJ 4.0 mi
08520 Hightstown, NJ 4.5 mi
08501 Allentown, NJ 5.8 mi
08514 Cream Ridge, NJ 6.1 mi
08561 Windsor, NJ 6.1 mi
08691 Trenton, NJ 7.0 mi
08512 Cranbury, NJ 7.7 mi
08831 Monroe Township, NJ 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08555?

08555 is in Roosevelt, New Jersey, in Monmouth County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2207, -74.4702.

What county is 08555 in?

08555 lies in Monmouth County.

What area code is 08555?

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

What time zone is 08555 in?

08555 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08555?

About 996 people live in ZIP code 08555, in 338 households, at 513.4 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 08555?

$110,000 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08555?

The closest are 08535 (2.2 mi), 08510 (3.3 mi), 08526 (4 mi), 08520 (4.5 mi) and 08501 (5.8 mi).

Is 08555 a PO Box ZIP code?

08555 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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