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08736

ZIP 08736 is Manasquan, New Jersey, in Monmouth County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Monmouth
Population
13,223
Coordinates
40.1200, -74.0533
☼ Live from 08736 — Manasquan, NJ

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Where 08736 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08736
  • 🔢 Type 08736 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gELBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,736 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 13. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08735 (Lavallette, NJ, 9 mi away) and 08738 (Mantoloking, NJ, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08736 becomes 63780 — and that is a real ZIP code: Scott City, MO, 857 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03768, 03867, 06378, 06387, 06783, 07836, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83607 in Caldwell, ID, 2,184 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,295 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08736 and you would come out at 40.12°S, 105.95°E — 790 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 4.7 square miles of land, 08736 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,223This ZIP13,223
Households5,214This ZIP5,214
Housing units6,080This ZIP6,080
Median age46.9This ZIP46.9New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$174,097This ZIP$174,097New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$880,900This ZIP$880,900New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,102This ZIP$2,102New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.9%This ZIP68.9%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density2,804.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,804.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments629This ZIP629
Employees6,546This ZIP6,546
Annual payroll$475,918,000This ZIP$475,918,000
Tax returns filed6,930This ZIP6,930
Total adjusted gross income$1,182,172,000This ZIP$1,182,172,000

Land area

Land area4.72 sq miThis ZIP4.72 sq mi
Water area1.42 sq miThis ZIP1.42 sq mi

Other place names in 08736

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ZIP codes near 08736

ZIPCityDistance
08730 Brielle, NJ 0.9 mi
08750 Sea Girt, NJ 1.1 mi
07762 Spring Lake, NJ 2.5 mi
08742 Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 2.7 mi
07719 Belmar, NJ 3.5 mi
08724 Brick, NJ 3.8 mi
08720 Allenwood, NJ 4.2 mi
07715 Belmar, NJ 4.4 mi
07717 Avon By The Sea, NJ 5.3 mi
07754 Neptune, NJ 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08736?

08736 is in Manasquan, New Jersey, in Monmouth County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1200, -74.0533.

What county is 08736 in?

08736 lies in Monmouth County.

What area code is 08736?

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

What time zone is 08736 in?

08736 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08736?

About 13,223 people live in ZIP code 08736, in 5,214 households, at 2,804.5 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 08736?

$174,097 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08736?

The closest are 08730 (0.9 mi), 08750 (1.1 mi), 07762 (2.5 mi), 08742 (2.7 mi) and 07719 (3.5 mi).

Is 08736 a PO Box ZIP code?

08736 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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