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08648

ZIP 08648 is Lawrence Township, New Jersey, in Mercer County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mercer
Population
31,323
Coordinates
40.2845, -74.7175
☼ Live from 08648 — Lawrence Township, NJ

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Where 08648 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08648
  • 🔢 Type 08648 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhgBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,648 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 23 × 47. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000111001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08647 (Trenton, NJ, 0 mi away) and 08650 (Trenton, NJ, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08648 becomes 84680, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06488, 08846, 40868, 46808, 48068, 48086, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84068 in Park City, UT, 1,919 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,259 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08648 and you would come out at 40.28°S, 105.28°E — 823 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 16.7 square miles of land, 08648 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,323This ZIP31,323
Households12,030This ZIP12,030
Housing units12,515This ZIP12,515
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$125,514This ZIP$125,514New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$428,000This ZIP$428,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,009This ZIP$2,009New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.3%This ZIP60.3%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density1,876.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,876.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments984This ZIP984
Employees22,105This ZIP22,105
Annual payroll$2,173,840,000This ZIP$2,173,840,000
Tax returns filed15,640This ZIP15,640
Total adjusted gross income$1,714,086,000This ZIP$1,714,086,000

Land area

Land area16.69 sq miThis ZIP16.69 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 08648

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ZIP codes near 08648

ZIPCityDistance
08543 Princeton, NJ 0.4 mi
08601 Trenton, NJ 0.4 mi
08602 Trenton, NJ 0.4 mi
08603 Trenton, NJ 0.4 mi
08604 Trenton, NJ 0.4 mi
08605 Trenton, NJ 0.4 mi
08606 Trenton, NJ 0.4 mi
08607 Trenton, NJ 0.4 mi
08625 Trenton, NJ 0.4 mi
08645 Trenton, NJ 0.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08648?

08648 is in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, in Mercer County, part of the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2845, -74.7175.

What county is 08648 in?

08648 lies in Mercer County.

What area code is 08648?

Lawrence Township uses area codes 609 and 640, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08648 in?

08648 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08648?

About 31,323 people live in ZIP code 08648, in 12,030 households, at 1,876.9 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 08648?

$125,514 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08648?

The closest are 08543 (0.4 mi), 08601 (0.4 mi), 08602 (0.4 mi), 08603 (0.4 mi) and 08604 (0.4 mi).

Is 08648 a PO Box ZIP code?

08648 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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