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08640

ZIP 08640 is in Joint Base Mdl, New Jersey, in Burlington County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time. Joint Base Mdl has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 08641.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Burlington
Population
7,984
Coordinates
40.0140, -74.5750
☼ Live from 08640 — Joint Base Mdl, NJ

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Where 08640 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 08640
  • 🔢 Type 08640 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhgBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,640 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000111000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08638 (Trenton, NJ, 19 mi away) and 08641 (Joint Base Mdl, NJ, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08640 becomes 04680 — and that is a real ZIP code: Steuben, ME, 458 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04068, 04086, 04680, 04860, 06084, 06408, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86004 in Flagstaff, AZ, 2,022 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,268 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08640 and you would come out at 40.01°S, 105.42°E — 806 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 18.5 square miles of land, 08640 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,984This ZIP7,984
Households789This ZIP789
Housing units1,037This ZIP1,037
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$92,303This ZIP$92,303New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median gross rent$2,466This ZIP$2,466New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%This ZIP13.4%
Mean commute15.4 minThis ZIP15.4 min
Population density431.1 / sq miThis ZIP431.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees205This ZIP205
Annual payroll$14,094,000This ZIP$14,094,000
Tax returns filed940This ZIP940
Total adjusted gross income$57,666,000This ZIP$57,666,000

Land area

Land area18.52 sq miThis ZIP18.52 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Other place names in 08640

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

ZIP codes near 08640

ZIPCityDistance
08641 Joint Base Mdl, NJ 1.2 mi
08511 Cookstown, NJ 2.5 mi
08562 Wrightstown, NJ 3.4 mi
08042 Juliustown, NJ 4.6 mi
08533 New Egypt, NJ 4.8 mi
08064 New Lisbon, NJ 5.7 mi
08015 Browns Mills, NJ 5.9 mi
08041 Jobstown, NJ 6.0 mi
08068 Pemberton, NJ 6.0 mi
08011 Birmingham, NJ 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08640?

08640 is in Joint Base Mdl, New Jersey, in Burlington County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0140, -74.5750.

What county is 08640 in?

08640 lies in Burlington County.

What area code is 08640?

Joint Base Mdl uses area codes 609 and 640, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08640 in?

08640 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08640?

About 7,984 people live in ZIP code 08640, in 789 households, at 431.1 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 08640?

$92,303 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08640?

The closest are 08641 (1.2 mi), 08511 (2.5 mi), 08562 (3.4 mi), 08042 (4.6 mi) and 08533 (4.8 mi).

Is 08640 a PO Box ZIP code?

08640 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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