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Where 08608 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.
- 🔢 Type 08608 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOgBO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 8,608 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 269. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000110100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08607 (Trenton, NJ, 5 mi away) and 08609 (Trenton, NJ, 1 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 08608 becomes 80680, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00688, 06088, 06880, 08068, 08086, 60088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88006 in Las Cruces, NM, 1,854 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
- 🎯1,256 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08608 and you would come out at 40.22°S, 105.23°E — 822 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
- 📏 At 0.316 square miles of land, 08608 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 153 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,250This ZIP1,250 |
|---|---|
| Households | 653This ZIP653 |
| Housing units | 722This ZIP722 |
| Median age | 31.4This ZIP31.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $61,201This ZIP$61,201New Jersey$103,556US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $132,400This ZIP$132,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $996This ZIP$996New Jersey$1,720US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.8%This ZIP29.8% |
| Mean commute | 33.2 minThis ZIP33.2 min |
| Population density | 3,955.7 / sq miThis ZIP3,955.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 268This ZIP268 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2,302This ZIP2,302 |
| Annual payroll | $198,328,000This ZIP$198,328,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 440This ZIP440 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $14,781,000This ZIP$14,781,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi |
Other place names in 08608
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 08608
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
08644 | Trenton, NJ | 1.3 mi |
08609 | Trenton, NJ | 1.4 mi |
08629 | Trenton, NJ | 1.9 mi |
08618 | Trenton, NJ | 2.4 mi |
08638 | Trenton, NJ | 2.4 mi |
08611 | Trenton, NJ | 2.8 mi |
08610 | Trenton, NJ | 3.2 mi |
08619 | Trenton, NJ | 4.0 mi |
19054 | Levittown, PA | 4.3 mi |
19030 | Fairless Hills, PA | 4.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 08608?
08608 is in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County, part of the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2191, -74.7668.
What county is 08608 in?
08608 lies in Mercer County.
What area code is 08608?
Trenton uses area codes 609 and 640, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 08608 in?
08608 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 08608?
About 1,250 people live in ZIP code 08608, in 653 households, at 3,955.7 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 08608?
$61,201 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.
What ZIP codes are near 08608?
The closest are 08644 (1.3 mi), 08609 (1.4 mi), 08629 (1.9 mi), 08618 (2.4 mi) and 08638 (2.4 mi).
Is 08608 a PO Box ZIP code?
08608 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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