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08701

ZIP 08701 is Lakewood, New Jersey, in Ocean County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ocean
Population
139,149
Coordinates
40.0771, -74.1985
☼ Live from 08701 — Lakewood, NJ

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Where 08701 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08701
  • 🔢 Type 08701 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOLBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,701 = 7 × 11 × 113. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000111111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08695 (Trenton, NJ, 31 mi away) and 08720 (Allenwood, NJ, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08701 becomes 10780, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00718, 07018, 07081, 07108, 07801, 08071, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87001 in Algodones, NM, 1,778 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,287 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08701 and you would come out at 40.08°S, 105.80°E — 793 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 24.7 square miles of land, 08701 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population139,149This ZIP139,149
Households31,469This ZIP31,469
Housing units33,874This ZIP33,874
Median age18.2This ZIP18.2New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,959This ZIP$64,959New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$466,100This ZIP$466,100New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,774This ZIP$1,774New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%This ZIP33.8%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density5,625.4 / sq miThis ZIP5,625.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4,031This ZIP4,031
Employees58,640This ZIP58,640
Annual payroll$3,220,490,000This ZIP$3,220,490,000
Tax returns filed36,510This ZIP36,510
Total adjusted gross income$3,371,985,000This ZIP$3,371,985,000

Land area

Land area24.74 sq miThis ZIP24.74 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

Other place names in 08701

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

ZIP codes near 08701

ZIPCityDistance
08724 Brick, NJ 4.6 mi
08755 Toms River, NJ 4.9 mi
07731 Howell, NJ 5.0 mi
08723 Brick, NJ 5.3 mi
08754 Toms River, NJ 5.9 mi
08720 Allenwood, NJ 6.1 mi
08753 Toms River, NJ 7.2 mi
08742 Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 7.4 mi
08730 Brielle, NJ 7.5 mi
08738 Mantoloking, NJ 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08701?

08701 is in Lakewood, New Jersey, in Ocean County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0771, -74.1985.

What county is 08701 in?

08701 lies in Ocean County.

What area code is 08701?

Lakewood uses area codes 732 and 848, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08701 in?

08701 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08701?

About 139,149 people live in ZIP code 08701, in 31,469 households, at 5,625.4 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 08701?

$64,959 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08701?

The closest are 08724 (4.6 mi), 08755 (4.9 mi), 07731 (5 mi), 08723 (5.3 mi) and 08754 (5.9 mi).

Is 08701 a PO Box ZIP code?

08701 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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