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08828

ZIP 08828 is Helmetta, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
2,459
Coordinates
40.3784, -74.4234
☼ Live from 08828 — Helmetta, NJ

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Where 08828 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08828
  • 🔢 Type 08828 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,828 = 2 × 2 × 2207. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08827 (Hampton, NJ, 35 mi away) and 08829 (High Bridge, NJ, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08828 becomes 82880, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02888, 08882, 28088, 80828, 88028). The farthest-flung twin is 88028 in Cliff, NM, 1,952 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 08828 and you would come out at 40.38°S, 105.58°E — 816 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 0.828 square miles of land, 08828 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 401 football fields.
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People and housing

Population2,459This ZIP2,459
Households1,074This ZIP1,074
Housing units1,108This ZIP1,108
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$98,952This ZIP$98,952New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$355,000This ZIP$355,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,144This ZIP$2,144New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.5%This ZIP40.5%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density2,969.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,969.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees102This ZIP102
Annual payroll$2,952,000This ZIP$2,952,000
Tax returns filed1,420This ZIP1,420
Total adjusted gross income$117,882,000This ZIP$117,882,000

Land area

Land area0.83 sq miThis ZIP0.83 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 08828

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

ZIP codes near 08828

ZIPCityDistance
08884 Spotswood, NJ 1.9 mi
08831 Monroe Township, NJ 3.1 mi
08816 East Brunswick, NJ 3.5 mi
08818 Edison, NJ 3.6 mi
08855 Piscataway, NJ 3.6 mi
08862 Perth Amboy, NJ 3.6 mi
08871 Sayreville, NJ 3.6 mi
08989 New Brunswick, NJ 3.6 mi
08810 Dayton, NJ 3.6 mi
08850 Milltown, NJ 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08828?

08828 is in Helmetta, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3784, -74.4234.

What county is 08828 in?

08828 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 08828?

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

What time zone is 08828 in?

08828 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08828?

About 2,459 people live in ZIP code 08828, in 1,074 households, at 2,969.8 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 08828?

$98,952 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08828?

The closest are 08884 (1.9 mi), 08831 (3.1 mi), 08816 (3.5 mi), 08818 (3.6 mi) and 08855 (3.6 mi).

Is 08828 a PO Box ZIP code?

08828 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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