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08820

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
39,978
Coordinates
40.5768, -74.3658
☼ Live from 08820 — Edison, NJ

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Where 08820 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08820
  • 🔢 Type 08820 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,820 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 7. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08818 (Edison, NJ, 10 mi away) and 08821 (Flagtown, NJ, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08820 becomes 02880 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wakefield, RI, 152 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02808, 02880, 08028, 08802, 20880, 28080, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88020 in Animas, NM, 2,001 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,275 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08820 and you would come out at 40.58°S, 105.63°E — 823 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 10.4 square miles of land, 08820 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,978This ZIP39,978
Households13,181This ZIP13,181
Housing units13,458This ZIP13,458
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$171,363This ZIP$171,363New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$630,200This ZIP$630,200New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,081This ZIP$2,081New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher71.7%This ZIP71.7%
Mean commute42.3 minThis ZIP42.3 min
Population density3,832.6 / sq miThis ZIP3,832.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,143This ZIP1,143
Employees13,336This ZIP13,336
Annual payroll$818,786,000This ZIP$818,786,000
Tax returns filed18,360This ZIP18,360
Total adjusted gross income$3,056,749,000This ZIP$3,056,749,000

Land area

Land area10.43 sq miThis ZIP10.43 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 08820

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ZIP codes near 08820

ZIPCityDistance
08840 Metuchen, NJ 2.4 mi
07080 South Plainfield, NJ 2.6 mi
08830 Iselin, NJ 2.6 mi
07067 Colonia, NJ 3.0 mi
07076 Scotch Plains, NJ 3.9 mi
08863 Fords, NJ 3.9 mi
07060 Plainfield, NJ 4.0 mi
07066 Clark, NJ 4.2 mi
07062 Plainfield, NJ 4.3 mi
07095 Woodbridge, NJ 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08820?

08820 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 40.5768, -74.3658.

What county is 08820 in?

08820 lies in Middlesex County.

What time zone is 08820 in?

08820 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08820?

About 39,978 people live in ZIP code 08820, in 13,181 households, at 3,832.6 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 08820?

$171,363 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08820?

The closest are 08840 (2.4 mi), 07080 (2.6 mi), 08830 (2.6 mi), 07067 (3 mi) and 07076 (3.9 mi).

Is 08820 a PO Box ZIP code?

08820 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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