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08840

ZIP 08840 is Metuchen, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
18,206
Coordinates
40.5431, -74.3590
☼ Live from 08840 — Metuchen, NJ

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Where 08840 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08840
  • 🔢 Type 08840 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,840 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 13 × 17. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08837 (Edison, NJ, 2 mi away) and 08844 (Hillsborough, NJ, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08840 becomes 04880, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04088, 08048, 08084, 08804, 40808, 48080, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84080 in Vernon, UT, 1,992 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,275 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08840 and you would come out at 40.54°S, 105.64°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 3.2 square miles of land, 08840 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,206This ZIP18,206
Households6,378This ZIP6,378
Housing units6,583This ZIP6,583
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$146,635This ZIP$146,635New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$560,100This ZIP$560,100New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,058This ZIP$2,058New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher62.2%This ZIP62.2%
Mean commute36.4 minThis ZIP36.4 min
Population density5,675.2 / sq miThis ZIP5,675.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments605This ZIP605
Employees5,838This ZIP5,838
Annual payroll$307,311,000This ZIP$307,311,000
Tax returns filed9,060This ZIP9,060
Total adjusted gross income$1,279,797,000This ZIP$1,279,797,000

Land area

Land area3.21 sq miThis ZIP3.21 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 08840

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

ZIP codes near 08840

ZIPCityDistance
08837 Edison, NJ 2.1 mi
08820 Edison, NJ 2.4 mi
08863 Fords, NJ 2.5 mi
08817 Edison, NJ 2.7 mi
08830 Iselin, NJ 2.9 mi
08832 Keasbey, NJ 3.1 mi
08899 Edison, NJ 3.6 mi
07080 South Plainfield, NJ 3.6 mi
07095 Woodbridge, NJ 3.8 mi
07067 Colonia, NJ 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08840?

08840 is in Metuchen, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5431, -74.3590.

What county is 08840 in?

08840 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 08840?

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

What time zone is 08840 in?

08840 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08840?

About 18,206 people live in ZIP code 08840, in 6,378 households, at 5,675.2 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 08840?

$146,635 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08840?

The closest are 08837 (2.1 mi), 08820 (2.4 mi), 08863 (2.5 mi), 08817 (2.7 mi) and 08830 (2.9 mi).

Is 08840 a PO Box ZIP code?

08840 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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