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08816

ZIP 08816 is East Brunswick, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; area codes 732, 848 and 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
49,360
Coordinates
40.4291, -74.4163
☼ Live from 08816 — East Brunswick, NJ

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Where 08816 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08816
  • 🔢 Type 08816 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,816 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 19 × 29. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08812 (Dunellen, NJ, 12 mi away) and 08817 (Edison, NJ, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08816 becomes 61880 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tolono, IL, 730 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01886, 06881, 08618, 08861, 18068, 18086, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86018 in Parks, AZ, 2,065 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,273 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08816 and you would come out at 40.43°S, 105.58°E — 818 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 20.2 square miles of land, 08816 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population49,360This ZIP49,360
Households16,715This ZIP16,715
Housing units17,130This ZIP17,130
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$143,586This ZIP$143,586New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$522,700This ZIP$522,700New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,044This ZIP$2,044New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.4%This ZIP58.4%
Mean commute36.4 minThis ZIP36.4 min
Population density2,439.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,439.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,670This ZIP1,670
Employees27,237This ZIP27,237
Annual payroll$1,772,173,000This ZIP$1,772,173,000
Tax returns filed24,110This ZIP24,110
Total adjusted gross income$3,137,236,000This ZIP$3,137,236,000

Land area

Land area20.24 sq miThis ZIP20.24 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

ZIP codes near 08816

ZIPCityDistance
08818 Edison, NJ 0.1 mi
08855 Piscataway, NJ 0.1 mi
08862 Perth Amboy, NJ 0.1 mi
08871 Sayreville, NJ 0.1 mi
08989 New Brunswick, NJ 0.1 mi
08850 Milltown, NJ 1.9 mi
08882 South River, NJ 2.3 mi
08884 Spotswood, NJ 2.7 mi
08828 Helmetta, NJ 3.5 mi
08872 Sayreville, NJ 3.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08816?

08816 is in East Brunswick, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4291, -74.4163.

What county is 08816 in?

08816 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 08816?

East Brunswick uses area codes 732, 848 and 908, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08816 in?

08816 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08816?

About 49,360 people live in ZIP code 08816, in 16,715 households, at 2,439.3 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 08816?

$143,586 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08816?

The closest are 08818 (0.1 mi), 08855 (0.1 mi), 08862 (0.1 mi), 08871 (0.1 mi) and 08989 (0.1 mi).

Is 08816 a PO Box ZIP code?

08816 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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