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08846

ZIP 08846 is Middlesex, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
14,645
Coordinates
40.5746, -74.4983
☼ Live from 08846 — Middlesex, NJ

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Where 08846 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08846
  • 🔢 Type 08846 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,846 = 2 × 4423. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08844 (Hillsborough, NJ, 10 mi away) and 08848 (Milford, NJ, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08846 becomes 64880, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06488, 08648, 40868, 46808, 48068, 48086, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84068 in Park City, UT, 1,926 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,268 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08846 and you would come out at 40.57°S, 105.50°E — 828 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 3.5 square miles of land, 08846 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,645This ZIP14,645
Households5,718This ZIP5,718
Housing units5,799This ZIP5,799
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$105,000This ZIP$105,000New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$446,400This ZIP$446,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,416This ZIP$1,416New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.9%This ZIP36.9%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density4,198.7 / sq miThis ZIP4,198.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments436This ZIP436
Employees4,540This ZIP4,540
Annual payroll$297,487,000This ZIP$297,487,000
Tax returns filed7,670This ZIP7,670
Total adjusted gross income$632,251,000This ZIP$632,251,000

Land area

Land area3.49 sq miThis ZIP3.49 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 08846

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

ZIP codes near 08846

ZIPCityDistance
08812 Dunellen, NJ 2.0 mi
08805 Bound Brook, NJ 2.1 mi
08880 South Bound Brook, NJ 2.1 mi
08854 Piscataway, NJ 3.1 mi
08836 Martinsville, NJ 3.4 mi
07063 Plainfield, NJ 3.5 mi
07059 Warren, NJ 4.3 mi
07080 South Plainfield, NJ 4.4 mi
08890 Zarephath, NJ 4.7 mi
07060 Plainfield, NJ 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08846?

08846 is in Middlesex, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5746, -74.4983.

What county is 08846 in?

08846 lies in Middlesex County.

What time zone is 08846 in?

08846 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08846?

About 14,645 people live in ZIP code 08846, in 5,718 households, at 4,198.7 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 08846?

$105,000 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08846?

The closest are 08812 (2 mi), 08805 (2.1 mi), 08880 (2.1 mi), 08854 (3.1 mi) and 08836 (3.4 mi).

Is 08846 a PO Box ZIP code?

08846 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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