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08740

ZIP 08740 is Ocean Gate, New Jersey, in Ocean County; area codes 732, 848 and 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ocean
Population
1,599
Coordinates
39.9284, -74.1278
☼ Live from 08740 — Ocean Gate, NJ

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Where 08740 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08740
  • 🔢 Type 08740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 19 × 23. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08739 (Normandy Beach, NJ, 6 mi away) and 08741 (Pine Beach, NJ, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08740 becomes 04780 — and that is a real ZIP code: Smyrna Mills, ME, 523 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00784, 04078, 04087, 04780, 07480, 07840, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84070 in Sandy, UT, 1,976 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% 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 08740 and you would come out at 39.93°S, 105.87°E — 784 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 0.450 square miles of land, 08740 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 218 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,599This ZIP1,599
Households710This ZIP710
Housing units1,185This ZIP1,185
Median age51.8This ZIP51.8New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$69,397This ZIP$69,397New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$358,000This ZIP$358,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,604This ZIP$1,604New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.5%This ZIP33.5%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density3,553.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,553.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees147This ZIP147
Annual payroll$3,829,000This ZIP$3,829,000

Land area

Land area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq miThis ZIP0.65 sq mi

Other place names in 08740

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

ZIP codes near 08740

ZIPCityDistance
08732 Island Heights, NJ 1.3 mi
08741 Pine Beach, NJ 2.2 mi
08751 Seaside Heights, NJ 2.9 mi
08721 Bayville, NJ 3.4 mi
08753 Toms River, NJ 3.7 mi
08722 Beachwood, NJ 3.9 mi
08734 Lanoka Harbor, NJ 5.0 mi
08735 Lavallette, NJ 5.4 mi
08739 Normandy Beach, NJ 6.2 mi
08752 Seaside Park, NJ 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08740?

08740 is in Ocean Gate, New Jersey, in Ocean County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9284, -74.1278.

What county is 08740 in?

08740 lies in Ocean County.

What area code is 08740?

Ocean Gate uses area codes 732, 848 and 908, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08740 in?

08740 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08740?

About 1,599 people live in ZIP code 08740, in 710 households, at 3,553.3 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 08740?

$69,397 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08740?

The closest are 08732 (1.3 mi), 08741 (2.2 mi), 08751 (2.9 mi), 08721 (3.4 mi) and 08753 (3.7 mi).

Is 08740 a PO Box ZIP code?

08740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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