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08723

ZIP 08723 is in Brick, New Jersey, in Ocean County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time. Brick has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 08724.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ocean
Population
32,141
Coordinates
40.0386, -74.1116
☼ Live from 08723 — Brick, NJ

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Where 08723 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08723
  • 🔢 Type 08723 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZLBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,723 = 11 × 13 × 61. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08722 (Beachwood, NJ, 9 mi away) and 08724 (Brick, NJ, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08723 becomes 32780 — and that is a real ZIP code: Titusville, FL, 881 miles away.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02738, 02783, 02837, 02873, 03278, 03287, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83720 in Boise, ID, 2,158 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,292 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08723 and you would come out at 40.04°S, 105.89°E — 788 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 12.0 square miles of land, 08723 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,141This ZIP32,141
Households13,015This ZIP13,015
Housing units14,016This ZIP14,016
Median age44.7This ZIP44.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$108,643This ZIP$108,643New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$400,800This ZIP$400,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,695This ZIP$1,695New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.3%This ZIP33.3%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density2,687.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,687.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments898This ZIP898
Employees10,870This ZIP10,870
Annual payroll$437,076,000This ZIP$437,076,000
Tax returns filed17,430This ZIP17,430
Total adjusted gross income$1,447,701,000This ZIP$1,447,701,000

Land area

Land area11.96 sq miThis ZIP11.96 sq mi
Water area3.66 sq miThis ZIP3.66 sq mi

ZIP codes near 08723

ZIPCityDistance
08738 Mantoloking, NJ 2.9 mi
08735 Lavallette, NJ 3.4 mi
08724 Brick, NJ 3.6 mi
08739 Normandy Beach, NJ 3.7 mi
08742 Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 4.0 mi
08753 Toms River, NJ 4.6 mi
08701 Lakewood, NJ 5.3 mi
08730 Brielle, NJ 5.5 mi
08755 Toms River, NJ 6.2 mi
08751 Seaside Heights, NJ 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08723?

08723 is in Brick, New Jersey, in Ocean County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0386, -74.1116.

What county is 08723 in?

08723 lies in Ocean County.

What area code is 08723?

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

What time zone is 08723 in?

08723 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08723?

About 32,141 people live in ZIP code 08723, in 13,015 households, at 2,687.4 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 08723?

$108,643 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08723?

The closest are 08738 (2.9 mi), 08735 (3.4 mi), 08724 (3.6 mi), 08739 (3.7 mi) and 08742 (4 mi).

Is 08723 a PO Box ZIP code?

08723 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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