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08817

ZIP 08817 is in Edison, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; Eastern time. Edison has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 08818, 08820, 08837 and 08899.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
49,020
Coordinates
40.5147, -74.3931
☼ Live from 08817 — Edison, NJ

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Where 08817 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08817
  • 🔢 Type 08817 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,817 = 3 × 2939. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08816 (East Brunswick, NJ, 6 mi away) and 08818 (Edison, NJ, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08817 becomes 71880, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01887, 07188, 07881, 08871, 17088, 17880, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87801 in Socorro, NM, 1,843 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,274 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08817 and you would come out at 40.51°S, 105.61°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 10.6 square miles of land, 08817 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population49,020This ZIP49,020
Households17,411This ZIP17,411
Housing units18,075This ZIP18,075
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$110,808This ZIP$110,808New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$431,100This ZIP$431,100New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,030This ZIP$2,030New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.6%This ZIP50.6%
Mean commute30.3 minThis ZIP30.3 min
Population density4,618.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,618.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,467This ZIP1,467
Employees33,129This ZIP33,129
Annual payroll$2,065,990,000This ZIP$2,065,990,000
Tax returns filed22,700This ZIP22,700
Total adjusted gross income$1,987,138,000This ZIP$1,987,138,000

Land area

Land area10.62 sq miThis ZIP10.62 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 08817

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ZIP codes near 08817

ZIPCityDistance
08899 Edison, NJ 1.5 mi
08904 Highland Park, NJ 2.1 mi
08837 Edison, NJ 2.6 mi
08840 Metuchen, NJ 2.7 mi
08903 New Brunswick, NJ 2.7 mi
08901 New Brunswick, NJ 3.4 mi
08906 New Brunswick, NJ 3.7 mi
08933 New Brunswick, NJ 3.7 mi
08832 Keasbey, NJ 3.9 mi
08854 Piscataway, NJ 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08817?

08817 is in Edison, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5147, -74.3931.

What county is 08817 in?

08817 lies in Middlesex County.

What time zone is 08817 in?

08817 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08817?

About 49,020 people live in ZIP code 08817, in 17,411 households, at 4,618.0 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 08817?

$110,808 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08817?

The closest are 08899 (1.5 mi), 08904 (2.1 mi), 08837 (2.6 mi), 08840 (2.7 mi) and 08903 (2.7 mi).

Is 08817 a PO Box ZIP code?

08817 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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