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Where 08629 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 08629 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZgBO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 08629 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000110110101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08628 (Trenton, NJ, 6 mi away) and 08638 (Trenton, NJ, 3 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 08629 becomes 92680, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02896, 06829, 09628, 09682, 09826, 20689, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96208 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,857 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 08629 and you would come out at 40.22°S, 105.27°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
- 📏 At 0.791 square miles of land, 08629 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 383 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 13,013This ZIP13,013 |
|---|---|
| Households | 4,296This ZIP4,296 |
| Housing units | 4,313This ZIP4,313 |
| Median age | 33.3This ZIP33.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $82,646This ZIP$82,646New Jersey$103,556US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $182,400This ZIP$182,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,391This ZIP$1,391New Jersey$1,720US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.7%This ZIP13.7% |
| Mean commute | 23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min |
| Population density | 16,451.3 / sq miThis ZIP16,451.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 93This ZIP93 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,421This ZIP1,421 |
| Annual payroll | $79,789,000This ZIP$79,789,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 6,540This ZIP6,540 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $274,544,000This ZIP$274,544,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.79 sq miThis ZIP0.79 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 08629
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 08629
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
08609 | Trenton, NJ | 0.6 mi |
08644 | Trenton, NJ | 0.7 mi |
08608 | Trenton, NJ | 1.9 mi |
08610 | Trenton, NJ | 2.0 mi |
08619 | Trenton, NJ | 2.4 mi |
08611 | Trenton, NJ | 2.6 mi |
08638 | Trenton, NJ | 2.9 mi |
08618 | Trenton, NJ | 3.7 mi |
08690 | Trenton, NJ | 3.8 mi |
08543 | Princeton, NJ | 4.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 08629?
08629 is in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County, part of the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2206, -74.7312.
What county is 08629 in?
08629 lies in Mercer County.
What area code is 08629?
Trenton uses area codes 609 and 640, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 08629 in?
08629 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 08629?
About 13,013 people live in ZIP code 08629, in 4,296 households, at 16,451.3 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 08629?
$82,646 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.
What ZIP codes are near 08629?
The closest are 08609 (0.6 mi), 08644 (0.7 mi), 08608 (1.9 mi), 08610 (2 mi) and 08619 (2.4 mi).
Is 08629 a PO Box ZIP code?
08629 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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