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08853

ZIP 08853 is Neshanic Station, New Jersey, mostly in Somerset County; area code 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset +1 more
Population
5,634
Coordinates
40.5273, -74.7420
☼ Live from 08853 — Neshanic Station, NJ

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Where 08853 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08853
  • 🔢 Type 08853 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,853 = 3 × 13 × 227. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08852 (Monmouth Junction, NJ, 14 mi away) and 08854 (Piscataway, NJ, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08853 becomes 35880, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03588, 03858, 03885, 05838, 08835, 35808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85380 in Peoria, AZ, 2,106 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,255 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08853 and you would come out at 40.53°S, 105.26°E — 836 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 11.4 square miles of land, 08853 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,634This ZIP5,634
Households1,984This ZIP1,984
Housing units2,125This ZIP2,125
Median age48.7This ZIP48.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$220,725This ZIP$220,725New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$773,400This ZIP$773,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,144This ZIP$2,144New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher76.2%This ZIP76.2%
Mean commute32.9 minThis ZIP32.9 min
Population density494.8 / sq miThis ZIP494.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments72This ZIP72
Employees637This ZIP637
Annual payroll$25,116,000This ZIP$25,116,000
Tax returns filed2,680This ZIP2,680
Total adjusted gross income$484,255,000This ZIP$484,255,000

Land area

Land area11.39 sq miThis ZIP11.39 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 08853 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Somerset County 75.8%
Hunterdon County 24.1%

Other place names in 08853

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ZIP codes near 08853

ZIPCityDistance
08821 Flagtown, NJ 2.9 mi
08887 Three Bridges, NJ 2.9 mi
08870 Readington, NJ 2.9 mi
08844 Hillsborough, NJ 4.3 mi
08876 Somerville, NJ 5.2 mi
08889 Whitehouse Station, NJ 5.7 mi
08885 Stanton, NJ 5.8 mi
08869 Raritan, NJ 5.9 mi
08888 Whitehouse, NJ 6.4 mi
08822 Flemington, NJ 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08853?

08853 is in Neshanic Station, New Jersey, in Somerset County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5273, -74.7420.

What county is 08853 in?

08853 spans 2 counties: Somerset County and Hunterdon County. Most of it falls in Somerset County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 08853?

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

What time zone is 08853 in?

08853 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08853?

About 5,634 people live in ZIP code 08853, in 1,984 households, at 494.8 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 08853?

$220,725 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08853?

The closest are 08821 (2.9 mi), 08887 (2.9 mi), 08870 (2.9 mi), 08844 (4.3 mi) and 08876 (5.2 mi).

Is 08853 a PO Box ZIP code?

08853 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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