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08829

ZIP 08829 is High Bridge, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County; area code 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hunterdon
Population
3,580
Coordinates
40.6701, -74.8902
☼ Live from 08829 — High Bridge, NJ

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Where 08829 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08829
  • 🔢 Type 08829 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,829 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 109. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08828 (Helmetta, NJ, 32 mi away) and 08830 (Iselin, NJ, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08829 becomes 92880 — and that is a real ZIP code: Corona, CA, 2,370 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02889, 02898, 09828, 09882, 20889, 20898, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09882 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,571 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,247 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08829 and you would come out at 40.67°S, 105.11°E — 848 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 2.4 square miles of land, 08829 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,580This ZIP3,580
Households1,415This ZIP1,415
Housing units1,415This ZIP1,415
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$112,467This ZIP$112,467New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$336,500This ZIP$336,500New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,831This ZIP$1,831New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.3%This ZIP49.3%
Mean commute33.7 minThis ZIP33.7 min
Population density1,485.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,485.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees1,001This ZIP1,001
Annual payroll$62,650,000This ZIP$62,650,000
Tax returns filed1,850This ZIP1,850
Total adjusted gross income$195,868,000This ZIP$195,868,000

Land area

Land area2.41 sq miThis ZIP2.41 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 08829

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ZIP codes near 08829

ZIPCityDistance
08809 Clinton, NJ 2.5 mi
08801 Annandale, NJ 2.8 mi
08826 Glen Gardner, NJ 3.4 mi
08827 Hampton, NJ 4.1 mi
08833 Lebanon, NJ 4.2 mi
07831 Changewater, NJ 5.6 mi
07830 Califon, NJ 6.1 mi
08802 Asbury, NJ 7.0 mi
08885 Stanton, NJ 7.2 mi
08868 Quakertown, NJ 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08829?

08829 is in High Bridge, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6701, -74.8902.

What county is 08829 in?

08829 lies in Hunterdon County.

What area code is 08829?

High Bridge uses area code 908, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08829 in?

08829 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08829?

About 3,580 people live in ZIP code 08829, in 1,415 households, at 1,485.5 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 08829?

$112,467 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08829?

The closest are 08809 (2.5 mi), 08801 (2.8 mi), 08826 (3.4 mi), 08827 (4.1 mi) and 08833 (4.2 mi).

Is 08829 a PO Box ZIP code?

08829 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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