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08852

ZIP 08852 is Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
18,062
Coordinates
40.3899, -74.5441
☼ Live from 08852 — Monmouth Junction, NJ

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Where 08852 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08852
  • 🔢 Type 08852 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,852 = 2 × 2 × 2213. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08850 (Milltown, NJ, 7 mi away) and 08853 (Neshanic Station, NJ, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08852 becomes 25880 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mount Hope, WV, 396 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02858, 02885, 05828, 08528, 08825, 20588, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85082 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,111 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,267 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08852 and you would come out at 40.39°S, 105.46°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 13.3 square miles of land, 08852 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,062This ZIP18,062
Households6,694This ZIP6,694
Housing units6,752This ZIP6,752
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$133,209This ZIP$133,209New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$523,000This ZIP$523,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,970This ZIP$1,970New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.4%This ZIP67.4%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density1,355.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,355.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments502This ZIP502
Employees10,034This ZIP10,034
Annual payroll$808,334,000This ZIP$808,334,000
Tax returns filed9,330This ZIP9,330
Total adjusted gross income$1,240,184,000This ZIP$1,240,184,000

Land area

Land area13.33 sq miThis ZIP13.33 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 08852

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ZIP codes near 08852

ZIPCityDistance
08824 Kendall Park, NJ 2.2 mi
08810 Dayton, NJ 3.2 mi
08823 Franklin Park, NJ 3.5 mi
08528 Kingston, NJ 3.9 mi
08536 Plainsboro, NJ 4.5 mi
08902 North Brunswick, NJ 4.5 mi
08512 Cranbury, NJ 4.6 mi
08553 Rocky Hill, NJ 5.0 mi
08540 Princeton, NJ 6.2 mi
08828 Helmetta, NJ 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08852?

08852 is in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3899, -74.5441.

What county is 08852 in?

08852 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 08852?

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

What time zone is 08852 in?

08852 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08852?

About 18,062 people live in ZIP code 08852, in 6,694 households, at 1,355.1 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 08852?

$133,209 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08852?

The closest are 08824 (2.2 mi), 08810 (3.2 mi), 08823 (3.5 mi), 08528 (3.9 mi) and 08536 (4.5 mi).

Is 08852 a PO Box ZIP code?

08852 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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