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Where 08690 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 08690 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGgBO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 8,690 = 2 × 5 × 11 × 79. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000111110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08666 (Trenton, NJ, 5 mi away) and 08691 (Trenton, NJ, 3 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 08690 becomes 09680 — and that is a real ZIP code: APO AE, a military post office, 6,632 miles away.
- 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00698, 00968, 00986, 06089, 06098, 06890, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09680 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,632 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
- 🎯1,262 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08690 and you would come out at 40.23°S, 105.34°E — 819 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
- 📏 At 7.0 square miles of land, 08690 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.3 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 18,841This ZIP18,841 |
|---|---|
| Households | 7,731This ZIP7,731 |
| Housing units | 7,966This ZIP7,966 |
| Median age | 47.0This ZIP47.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $127,339This ZIP$127,339New Jersey$103,556US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $383,900This ZIP$383,900New Jersey$454,400US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,700This ZIP$1,700New Jersey$1,720US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 42.4%This ZIP42.4% |
| Mean commute | 25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min |
| Population density | 2,679.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,679.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 429This ZIP429 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 8,405This ZIP8,405 |
| Annual payroll | $420,345,000This ZIP$420,345,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 10,660This ZIP10,660 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,070,572,000This ZIP$1,070,572,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 7.03 sq miThis ZIP7.03 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi |
Other place names in 08690
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 08690
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
08619 | Trenton, NJ | 2.2 mi |
08691 | Trenton, NJ | 3.3 mi |
08610 | Trenton, NJ | 3.7 mi |
08629 | Trenton, NJ | 3.8 mi |
08620 | Trenton, NJ | 3.9 mi |
08550 | Princeton Junction, NJ | 4.2 mi |
08609 | Trenton, NJ | 4.3 mi |
08644 | Trenton, NJ | 4.4 mi |
08561 | Windsor, NJ | 4.4 mi |
08543 | Princeton, NJ | 4.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 08690?
08690 is in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County, part of the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2258, -74.6601.
What county is 08690 in?
08690 lies in Mercer County.
What area code is 08690?
Trenton uses area codes 609 and 640, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 08690 in?
08690 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 08690?
About 18,841 people live in ZIP code 08690, in 7,731 households, at 2,679.7 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 08690?
$127,339 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.
What ZIP codes are near 08690?
The closest are 08619 (2.2 mi), 08691 (3.3 mi), 08610 (3.7 mi), 08629 (3.8 mi) and 08620 (3.9 mi).
Is 08690 a PO Box ZIP code?
08690 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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