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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/08720

08720

ZIP 08720 is Allenwood, New Jersey, in Monmouth County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Monmouth
Population
735
Coordinates
40.1450, -74.1255
☼ Live from 08720 — Allenwood, NJ

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Where 08720 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08720
  • 🔢 Type 08720 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZLBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,720 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 109. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08701 (Lakewood, NJ, 6 mi away) and 08721 (Bayville, NJ, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08720 becomes 02780 — and that is a real ZIP code: Taunton, MA, 199 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00728, 00782, 02780, 02807, 07028, 07082, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87020 in Grants, NM, 1,873 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,291 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08720 and you would come out at 40.14°S, 105.87°E — 794 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 2.6 square miles of land, 08720 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population735This ZIP735
Households216This ZIP216
Housing units244This ZIP244
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$224,671This ZIP$224,671New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$785,900This ZIP$785,900New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher48.5%This ZIP48.5%
Mean commute20.0 minThis ZIP20.0 min
Population density278.6 / sq miThis ZIP278.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees303This ZIP303
Annual payroll$18,453,000This ZIP$18,453,000

Land area

Land area2.64 sq miThis ZIP2.64 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 08720

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ZIP codes near 08720

ZIPCityDistance
07719 Belmar, NJ 3.2 mi
08724 Brick, NJ 3.8 mi
07731 Howell, NJ 4.2 mi
08736 Manasquan, NJ 4.2 mi
08730 Brielle, NJ 4.2 mi
07727 Farmingdale, NJ 4.5 mi
08750 Sea Girt, NJ 4.5 mi
07762 Spring Lake, NJ 4.9 mi
07753 Neptune, NJ 5.3 mi
08742 Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08720?

08720 is in Allenwood, New Jersey, in Monmouth County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1450, -74.1255.

What county is 08720 in?

08720 lies in Monmouth County.

What area code is 08720?

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

What time zone is 08720 in?

08720 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08720?

About 735 people live in ZIP code 08720, in 216 households, at 278.6 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 08720?

$224,671 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08720?

The closest are 07719 (3.2 mi), 08724 (3.8 mi), 07731 (4.2 mi), 08736 (4.2 mi) and 08730 (4.2 mi).

Is 08720 a PO Box ZIP code?

08720 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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