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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/08836

08836

ZIP 08836 is Martinsville, New Jersey, in Somerset County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset
Population
3,855
Coordinates
40.5964, -74.5573
☼ Live from 08836 — Martinsville, NJ

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Where 08836 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08836
  • 🔢 Type 08836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,836 = 2 × 2 × 47 × 47. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08835 (Manville, NJ, 4 mi away) and 08837 (Edison, NJ, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08836 becomes 63880 — and that is a real ZIP code: Whiteoak, MO, 886 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03868, 03886, 06388, 06838, 06883, 08638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83680 in Meridian, ID, 2,132 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% 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 08836 and you would come out at 40.60°S, 105.44°E — 832 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 4.5 square miles of land, 08836 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,855This ZIP3,855
Households1,261This ZIP1,261
Housing units1,345This ZIP1,345
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$229,726This ZIP$229,726New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$743,700This ZIP$743,700New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher73.8%This ZIP73.8%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density857.2 / sq miThis ZIP857.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments125This ZIP125
Employees632This ZIP632
Annual payroll$34,909,000This ZIP$34,909,000
Tax returns filed1,940This ZIP1,940
Total adjusted gross income$459,450,000This ZIP$459,450,000

Land area

Land area4.50 sq miThis ZIP4.50 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 08836

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

ZIP codes near 08836

ZIPCityDistance
08805 Bound Brook, NJ 2.1 mi
08807 Bridgewater, NJ 3.2 mi
07059 Warren, NJ 3.3 mi
08880 South Bound Brook, NJ 3.3 mi
08846 Middlesex, NJ 3.4 mi
08890 Zarephath, NJ 4.1 mi
08835 Manville, NJ 4.1 mi
08812 Dunellen, NJ 4.1 mi
07938 Liberty Corner, NJ 4.4 mi
07939 Lyons, NJ 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08836?

08836 is in Martinsville, New Jersey, in Somerset County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5964, -74.5573.

What county is 08836 in?

08836 lies in Somerset County.

What area code is 08836?

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

What time zone is 08836 in?

08836 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08836?

About 3,855 people live in ZIP code 08836, in 1,261 households, at 857.2 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 08836?

$229,726 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08836?

The closest are 08805 (2.1 mi), 08807 (3.2 mi), 07059 (3.3 mi), 08880 (3.3 mi) and 08846 (3.4 mi).

Is 08836 a PO Box ZIP code?

08836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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