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08848

ZIP 08848 is Milford, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County; area code 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hunterdon
Population
8,134
Coordinates
40.5943, -75.0967
☼ Live from 08848 — Milford, NJ

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Where 08848 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08848
  • 🔢 Type 08848 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,848 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 79. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08846 (Middlesex, NJ, 31 mi away) and 08850 (Milltown, NJ, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08848 becomes 84880, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08884, 48088, 48808, 48880, 80488, 84088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84088 in West Jordan, UT, 1,920 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,237 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08848 and you would come out at 40.59°S, 104.90°E — 853 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 32.7 square miles of land, 08848 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,134This ZIP8,134
Households2,909This ZIP2,909
Housing units2,969This ZIP2,969
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$138,614This ZIP$138,614New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$440,200This ZIP$440,200New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,484This ZIP$1,484New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.7%This ZIP44.7%
Mean commute35.3 minThis ZIP35.3 min
Population density248.6 / sq miThis ZIP248.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments144This ZIP144
Employees816This ZIP816
Annual payroll$45,506,000This ZIP$45,506,000
Tax returns filed4,200This ZIP4,200
Total adjusted gross income$472,147,000This ZIP$472,147,000

Land area

Land area32.71 sq miThis ZIP32.71 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi

Other place names in 08848

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

ZIP codes near 08848

ZIPCityDistance
08804 Bloomsbury, NJ 3.6 mi
18972 Upper Black Eddy, PA 4.9 mi
18921 Ferndale, PA 5.9 mi
18953 Revere, PA 6.4 mi
08886 Stewartsville, NJ 6.5 mi
08825 Frenchtown, NJ 6.6 mi
18039 Durham, PA 6.8 mi
08803 Baptistown, NJ 6.9 mi
08867 Pittstown, NJ 7.0 mi
18920 Erwinna, PA 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08848?

08848 is in Milford, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5943, -75.0967.

What county is 08848 in?

08848 lies in Hunterdon County.

What area code is 08848?

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

What time zone is 08848 in?

08848 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08848?

About 8,134 people live in ZIP code 08848, in 2,909 households, at 248.6 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 08848?

$138,614 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08848?

The closest are 08804 (3.6 mi), 18972 (4.9 mi), 18921 (5.9 mi), 18953 (6.4 mi) and 08886 (6.5 mi).

Is 08848 a PO Box ZIP code?

08848 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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