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08844

ZIP 08844 is Hillsborough, New Jersey, in Somerset County; area code 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset
Population
44,463
Coordinates
40.4977, -74.6705
☼ Live from 08844 — Hillsborough, NJ

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Where 08844 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08844
  • 🔢 Type 08844 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,844 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 11 × 67. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08840 (Metuchen, NJ, 17 mi away) and 08846 (Middlesex, NJ, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08844 becomes 44880 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sullivan, OH, 397 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04488, 04848, 40488, 44088, 44880, 48048, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84048 in Lehi, UT, 1,944 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,259 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08844 and you would come out at 40.50°S, 105.33°E — 831 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 55.2 square miles of land, 08844 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population44,463This ZIP44,463
Households16,497This ZIP16,497
Housing units16,646This ZIP16,646
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$153,556This ZIP$153,556New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$547,700This ZIP$547,700New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,388This ZIP$2,388New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher62.3%This ZIP62.3%
Mean commute33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min
Population density806.0 / sq miThis ZIP806.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments994This ZIP994
Employees11,218This ZIP11,218
Annual payroll$610,201,000This ZIP$610,201,000
Tax returns filed21,730This ZIP21,730
Total adjusted gross income$3,178,760,000This ZIP$3,178,760,000

Land area

Land area55.17 sq miThis ZIP55.17 sq mi
Water area0.52 sq miThis ZIP0.52 sq mi

Other place names in 08844

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

ZIP codes near 08844

ZIPCityDistance
08821 Flagtown, NJ 1.8 mi
08502 Belle Mead, NJ 3.5 mi
08853 Neshanic Station, NJ 4.3 mi
08869 Raritan, NJ 5.2 mi
08835 Manville, NJ 5.3 mi
08890 Zarephath, NJ 5.8 mi
08870 Readington, NJ 6.0 mi
08558 Skillman, NJ 6.1 mi
08876 Somerville, NJ 6.4 mi
08504 Blawenburg, NJ 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08844?

08844 is in Hillsborough, New Jersey, in Somerset County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4977, -74.6705.

What county is 08844 in?

08844 lies in Somerset County.

What area code is 08844?

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

What time zone is 08844 in?

08844 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08844?

About 44,463 people live in ZIP code 08844, in 16,497 households, at 806.0 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 08844?

$153,556 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08844?

The closest are 08821 (1.8 mi), 08502 (3.5 mi), 08853 (4.3 mi), 08869 (5.2 mi) and 08835 (5.3 mi).

Is 08844 a PO Box ZIP code?

08844 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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