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08807

ZIP 08807 is Bridgewater, New Jersey, in Somerset County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset
Population
39,560
Coordinates
40.5924, -74.6188
☼ Live from 08807 — Bridgewater, NJ

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Where 08807 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08807
  • 🔢 Type 08807 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LOBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 08807 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08805 (Bound Brook, NJ, 5 mi away) and 08808 (Broadway, NJ, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08807 becomes 70880, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07088, 07880, 08078, 08087, 08870, 70808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88007 in Las Cruces, NM, 1,872 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,261 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08807 and you would come out at 40.59°S, 105.38°E — 834 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 25.5 square miles of land, 08807 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,560This ZIP39,560
Households14,195This ZIP14,195
Housing units14,581This ZIP14,581
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$168,696This ZIP$168,696New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$591,200This ZIP$591,200New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,176This ZIP$2,176New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.8%This ZIP60.8%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density1,552.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,552.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,246This ZIP1,246
Employees34,211This ZIP34,211
Annual payroll$4,090,717,000This ZIP$4,090,717,000
Tax returns filed19,620This ZIP19,620
Total adjusted gross income$2,901,996,000This ZIP$2,901,996,000

Land area

Land area25.48 sq miThis ZIP25.48 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Other place names in 08807

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

ZIP codes near 08807

ZIPCityDistance
08869 Raritan, NJ 2.0 mi
08836 Martinsville, NJ 3.2 mi
08876 Somerville, NJ 3.5 mi
07978 Pluckemin, NJ 3.6 mi
08835 Manville, NJ 3.8 mi
08890 Zarephath, NJ 4.3 mi
08805 Bound Brook, NJ 4.5 mi
07938 Liberty Corner, NJ 4.7 mi
07921 Bedminster, NJ 5.4 mi
08880 South Bound Brook, NJ 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08807?

08807 is in Bridgewater, New Jersey, in Somerset County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5924, -74.6188.

What county is 08807 in?

08807 lies in Somerset County.

What time zone is 08807 in?

08807 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08807?

About 39,560 people live in ZIP code 08807, in 14,195 households, at 1,552.5 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 08807?

$168,696 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08807?

The closest are 08869 (2 mi), 08836 (3.2 mi), 08876 (3.5 mi), 07978 (3.6 mi) and 08835 (3.8 mi).

Is 08807 a PO Box ZIP code?

08807 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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