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08823

ZIP 08823 is Franklin Park, New Jersey, in Somerset County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset
Population
8,884
Coordinates
40.4386, -74.5652
☼ Live from 08823 — Franklin Park, NJ

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Where 08823 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08823
  • 🔢 Type 08823 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,823 = 3 × 17 × 173. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08822 (Flemington, NJ, 17 mi away) and 08824 (Kendall Park, NJ, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08823 becomes 32880, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02838, 02883, 03882, 08328, 08832, 20388, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83802 in Avery, ID, 2,074 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,265 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08823 and you would come out at 40.44°S, 105.43°E — 825 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 3.5 square miles of land, 08823 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,884This ZIP8,884
Households3,437This ZIP3,437
Housing units3,437This ZIP3,437
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$115,597This ZIP$115,597New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$298,800This ZIP$298,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,320This ZIP$2,320New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.1%This ZIP59.1%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density2,573.6 / sq miThis ZIP2,573.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments145This ZIP145
Employees993This ZIP993
Annual payroll$40,538,000This ZIP$40,538,000
Tax returns filed5,090This ZIP5,090
Total adjusted gross income$516,253,000This ZIP$516,253,000

Land area

Land area3.45 sq miThis ZIP3.45 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 08823

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

ZIP codes near 08823

ZIPCityDistance
08824 Kendall Park, NJ 1.4 mi
08852 Monmouth Junction, NJ 3.5 mi
08902 North Brunswick, NJ 3.9 mi
08528 Kingston, NJ 4.5 mi
08873 Somerset, NJ 4.6 mi
08502 Belle Mead, NJ 4.7 mi
08553 Rocky Hill, NJ 4.7 mi
08875 Somerset, NJ 5.7 mi
08810 Dayton, NJ 6.2 mi
08850 Milltown, NJ 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08823?

08823 is in Franklin Park, New Jersey, in Somerset County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4386, -74.5652.

What county is 08823 in?

08823 lies in Somerset County.

What area code is 08823?

Franklin Park uses area codes 732 and 848, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08823 in?

08823 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08823?

About 8,884 people live in ZIP code 08823, in 3,437 households, at 2,573.6 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 08823?

$115,597 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08823?

The closest are 08824 (1.4 mi), 08852 (3.5 mi), 08902 (3.9 mi), 08528 (4.5 mi) and 08873 (4.6 mi).

Is 08823 a PO Box ZIP code?

08823 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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