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08830

ZIP 08830 is Iselin, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
19,551
Coordinates
40.5701, -74.3164
☼ Live from 08830 — Iselin, NJ

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Where 08830 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08830
  • 🔢 Type 08830 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,830 = 2 × 5 × 883. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001001111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08829 (High Bridge, NJ, 31 mi away) and 08831 (Monroe Township, NJ, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08830 becomes 03880, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08038, 08083, 08803, 30088, 30808, 38008, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88030 in Deming, NM, 1,934 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,277 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08830 and you would come out at 40.57°S, 105.68°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 3.2 square miles of land, 08830 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,551This ZIP19,551
Households6,512This ZIP6,512
Housing units6,738This ZIP6,738
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$109,500This ZIP$109,500New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$426,800This ZIP$426,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,113This ZIP$2,113New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.7%This ZIP53.7%
Mean commute34.5 minThis ZIP34.5 min
Population density6,183.1 / sq miThis ZIP6,183.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments789This ZIP789
Employees21,378This ZIP21,378
Annual payroll$2,743,263,000This ZIP$2,743,263,000
Tax returns filed9,860This ZIP9,860
Total adjusted gross income$1,000,287,000This ZIP$1,000,287,000

Land area

Land area3.16 sq miThis ZIP3.16 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 08830

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ZIP codes near 08830

ZIPCityDistance
07067 Colonia, NJ 1.4 mi
07095 Woodbridge, NJ 2.0 mi
08863 Fords, NJ 2.3 mi
07001 Avenel, NJ 2.6 mi
08820 Edison, NJ 2.6 mi
08840 Metuchen, NJ 2.9 mi
07065 Rahway, NJ 3.2 mi
07077 Sewaren, NJ 3.5 mi
07066 Clark, NJ 3.5 mi
07064 Port Reading, NJ 3.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08830?

08830 is in Iselin, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5701, -74.3164.

What county is 08830 in?

08830 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 08830?

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

What time zone is 08830 in?

08830 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08830?

About 19,551 people live in ZIP code 08830, in 6,512 households, at 6,183.1 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 08830?

$109,500 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08830?

The closest are 07067 (1.4 mi), 07095 (2 mi), 08863 (2.3 mi), 07001 (2.6 mi) and 08820 (2.6 mi).

Is 08830 a PO Box ZIP code?

08830 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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