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Where 08611 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 08611 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIgBO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 8,611 = 79 × 109. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000110100011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08610 (Trenton, NJ, 1 mi away) and 08618 (Trenton, NJ, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 08611 becomes 11680, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06118, 06811, 10168, 16018, 16108, 16801, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86011 in Flagstaff, AZ, 2,033 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
- 🎯1,258 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08611 and you would come out at 40.18°S, 105.26°E — 820 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
- 📏 At 3.0 square miles of land, 08611 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.3 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 31,995This ZIP31,995 |
|---|---|
| Households | 10,716This ZIP10,716 |
| Housing units | 11,236This ZIP11,236 |
| Median age | 34.6This ZIP34.6New Jersey40.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $56,788This ZIP$56,788New Jersey$103,556US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $160,500This ZIP$160,500New Jersey$454,400US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,459This ZIP$1,459New Jersey$1,720US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.0%This ZIP16.0% |
| Mean commute | 28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min |
| Population density | 10,743.8 / sq miThis ZIP10,743.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 419This ZIP419 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 4,071This ZIP4,071 |
| Annual payroll | $174,842,000This ZIP$174,842,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 10,760This ZIP10,760 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $374,097,000This ZIP$374,097,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 2.98 sq miThis ZIP2.98 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi |
Other place names in 08611
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 08611
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
08610 | Trenton, NJ | 1.5 mi |
08644 | Trenton, NJ | 2.3 mi |
08629 | Trenton, NJ | 2.6 mi |
08608 | Trenton, NJ | 2.8 mi |
08609 | Trenton, NJ | 2.9 mi |
08505 | Bordentown, NJ | 3.7 mi |
19054 | Levittown, PA | 4.1 mi |
08619 | Trenton, NJ | 4.7 mi |
08620 | Trenton, NJ | 4.8 mi |
19030 | Fairless Hills, PA | 5.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 08611?
08611 is in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County, part of the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1836, -74.7403.
What county is 08611 in?
08611 lies in Mercer County.
What area code is 08611?
Trenton uses area codes 609 and 640, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 08611 in?
08611 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 08611?
About 31,995 people live in ZIP code 08611, in 10,716 households, at 10,743.8 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 08611?
$56,788 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.
What ZIP codes are near 08611?
The closest are 08610 (1.5 mi), 08644 (2.3 mi), 08629 (2.6 mi), 08608 (2.8 mi) and 08609 (2.9 mi).
Is 08611 a PO Box ZIP code?
08611 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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