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08733

ZIP 08733 is Lakehurst, New Jersey, in Ocean County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ocean
Population
2,816
Coordinates
40.0269, -74.3637
☼ Live from 08733 — Lakehurst, NJ

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Where 08733 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08733
  • 🔢 Type 08733 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EELBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,733 = 3 × 41 × 71. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08732 (Island Heights, NJ, 13 mi away) and 08734 (Lanoka Harbor, NJ, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08733 becomes 33780 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pinellas Park, FL, 965 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03837, 03873, 07833, 30378, 30738, 33708, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83703 in Boise, ID, 2,147 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,279 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08733 and you would come out at 40.03°S, 105.64°E — 798 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 12.3 square miles of land, 08733 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,816This ZIP2,816
Households1,069This ZIP1,069
Housing units1,124This ZIP1,124
Median age36.0This ZIP36.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$85,750This ZIP$85,750New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$248,400This ZIP$248,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,853This ZIP$1,853New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density228.9 / sq miThis ZIP228.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments89This ZIP89
Employees1,186This ZIP1,186
Annual payroll$54,789,000This ZIP$54,789,000
Tax returns filed1,370This ZIP1,370
Total adjusted gross income$73,302,000This ZIP$73,302,000

Land area

Land area12.30 sq miThis ZIP12.30 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 08733

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

ZIP codes near 08733

ZIPCityDistance
08759 Manchester Township, NJ 4.5 mi
08527 Jackson, NJ 5.7 mi
08754 Toms River, NJ 6.3 mi
08533 New Egypt, NJ 6.5 mi
08757 Toms River, NJ 7.1 mi
08755 Toms River, NJ 7.6 mi
08701 Lakewood, NJ 9.4 mi
08511 Cookstown, NJ 9.8 mi
08514 Cream Ridge, NJ 10.0 mi
08722 Beachwood, NJ 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08733?

08733 is in Lakehurst, New Jersey, in Ocean County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0269, -74.3637.

What county is 08733 in?

08733 lies in Ocean County.

What area code is 08733?

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

What time zone is 08733 in?

08733 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08733?

About 2,816 people live in ZIP code 08733, in 1,069 households, at 228.9 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 08733?

$85,750 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08733?

The closest are 08759 (4.5 mi), 08527 (5.7 mi), 08754 (6.3 mi), 08533 (6.5 mi) and 08757 (7.1 mi).

Is 08733 a PO Box ZIP code?

08733 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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