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08742

ZIP 08742 is Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, in Ocean County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ocean
Population
25,732
Coordinates
40.0808, -74.0591
☼ Live from 08742 — Point Pleasant Beach, NJ

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Where 08742 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08742
  • 🔢 Type 08742 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhLBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,742 = 2 × 3 × 31 × 47. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001000100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08741 (Pine Beach, NJ, 12 mi away) and 08750 (Sea Girt, NJ, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08742 becomes 24780, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84720 in Cedar City, UT, 2,101 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% 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 08742 and you would come out at 40.08°S, 105.94°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 5.6 square miles of land, 08742 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,732This ZIP25,732
Households10,782This ZIP10,782
Housing units12,804This ZIP12,804
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$123,152This ZIP$123,152New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$627,200This ZIP$627,200New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,884This ZIP$1,884New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.2%This ZIP53.2%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density4,586.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,586.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments814This ZIP814
Employees7,334This ZIP7,334
Annual payroll$355,973,000This ZIP$355,973,000
Tax returns filed13,720This ZIP13,720
Total adjusted gross income$1,745,385,000This ZIP$1,745,385,000

Land area

Land area5.61 sq miThis ZIP5.61 sq mi
Water area1.79 sq miThis ZIP1.79 sq mi

Other place names in 08742

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

ZIP codes near 08742

ZIPCityDistance
08730 Brielle, NJ 1.9 mi
08736 Manasquan, NJ 2.7 mi
08724 Brick, NJ 3.0 mi
08750 Sea Girt, NJ 3.7 mi
08738 Mantoloking, NJ 3.9 mi
08723 Brick, NJ 4.0 mi
07762 Spring Lake, NJ 5.2 mi
08739 Normandy Beach, NJ 5.4 mi
08720 Allenwood, NJ 5.7 mi
08735 Lavallette, NJ 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08742?

08742 is in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, in Ocean County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0808, -74.0591.

What county is 08742 in?

08742 lies in Ocean County.

What area code is 08742?

Point Pleasant Beach uses area codes 732 and 848, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08742 in?

08742 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08742?

About 25,732 people live in ZIP code 08742, in 10,782 households, at 4,586.0 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 08742?

$123,152 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08742?

The closest are 08730 (1.9 mi), 08736 (2.7 mi), 08724 (3 mi), 08750 (3.7 mi) and 08738 (3.9 mi).

Is 08742 a PO Box ZIP code?

08742 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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