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08559

ZIP 08559 is Stockton, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hunterdon
Population
4,836
Coordinates
40.4390, -74.9836
☼ Live from 08559 — Stockton, NJ

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Where 08559 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 08559
  • 🔢 Type 08559 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSSBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,559 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 317. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08558 (Skillman, NJ, 15 mi away) and 08560 (Titusville, NJ, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08559 becomes 95580, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05859, 09855, 50598, 50859, 55089, 58059, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09855 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,585 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,243 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08559 and you would come out at 40.44°S, 105.02°E — 841 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 39.8 square miles of land, 08559 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,836This ZIP4,836
Households2,052This ZIP2,052
Housing units2,200This ZIP2,200
Median age56.0This ZIP56.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$179,600This ZIP$179,600New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$560,600This ZIP$560,600New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,592This ZIP$1,592New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher63.6%This ZIP63.6%
Mean commute35.3 minThis ZIP35.3 min
Population density121.4 / sq miThis ZIP121.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments95This ZIP95
Employees372This ZIP372
Annual payroll$22,748,000This ZIP$22,748,000
Tax returns filed2,460This ZIP2,460
Total adjusted gross income$400,425,000This ZIP$400,425,000

Land area

Land area39.84 sq miThis ZIP39.84 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi

Other place names in 08559

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

ZIP codes near 08559

ZIPCityDistance
08556 Rosemont, NJ 1.3 mi
08557 Sergeantsville, NJ 2.2 mi
18933 Lumberville, PA 3.9 mi
18963 Solebury, PA 4.2 mi
18950 Point Pleasant, PA 4.4 mi
08825 Frenchtown, NJ 5.7 mi
08803 Baptistown, NJ 5.8 mi
18913 Carversville, PA 6.0 mi
18938 New Hope, PA 6.1 mi
08530 Lambertville, NJ 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08559?

08559 is in Stockton, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4390, -74.9836.

What county is 08559 in?

08559 lies in Hunterdon County.

What time zone is 08559 in?

08559 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08559?

About 4,836 people live in ZIP code 08559, in 2,052 households, at 121.4 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 08559?

$179,600 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08559?

The closest are 08556 (1.3 mi), 08557 (2.2 mi), 18933 (3.9 mi), 18963 (4.2 mi) and 18950 (4.4 mi).

Is 08559 a PO Box ZIP code?

08559 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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