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08854

ZIP 08854 is in Piscataway, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; area codes 732, 848 and 908; Eastern time. Piscataway has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 08855.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
61,088
Coordinates
40.5397, -74.4628
☼ Live from 08854 — Piscataway, NJ

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Where 08854 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08854
  • 🔢 Type 08854 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,854 = 2 × 19 × 233. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08853 (Neshanic Station, NJ, 15 mi away) and 08855 (Piscataway, NJ, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08854 becomes 45880 — and that is a real ZIP code: Payne, OH, 539 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04858, 05488, 05848, 40588, 40858, 45808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85048 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,117 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,270 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08854 and you would come out at 40.54°S, 105.54°E — 825 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 18.9 square miles of land, 08854 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population61,088This ZIP61,088
Households17,600This ZIP17,600
Housing units18,225This ZIP18,225
Median age33.4This ZIP33.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$127,806This ZIP$127,806New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$449,900This ZIP$449,900New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,019This ZIP$2,019New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.8%This ZIP48.8%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density3,227.4 / sq miThis ZIP3,227.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,239This ZIP1,239
Employees31,170This ZIP31,170
Annual payroll$2,617,549,000This ZIP$2,617,549,000
Tax returns filed26,860This ZIP26,860
Total adjusted gross income$2,464,450,000This ZIP$2,464,450,000

Land area

Land area18.93 sq miThis ZIP18.93 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 08854

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ZIP codes near 08854

ZIPCityDistance
08903 New Brunswick, NJ 2.0 mi
08899 Edison, NJ 2.6 mi
08846 Middlesex, NJ 3.1 mi
08875 Somerset, NJ 3.2 mi
08904 Highland Park, NJ 3.3 mi
07080 South Plainfield, NJ 3.5 mi
08880 South Bound Brook, NJ 3.5 mi
08906 New Brunswick, NJ 3.7 mi
08933 New Brunswick, NJ 3.7 mi
08901 New Brunswick, NJ 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08854?

08854 is in Piscataway, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5397, -74.4628.

What county is 08854 in?

08854 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 08854?

Piscataway uses area codes 732, 848 and 908, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08854 in?

08854 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08854?

About 61,088 people live in ZIP code 08854, in 17,600 households, at 3,227.4 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 08854?

$127,806 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08854?

The closest are 08903 (2 mi), 08899 (2.6 mi), 08846 (3.1 mi), 08875 (3.2 mi) and 08904 (3.3 mi).

Is 08854 a PO Box ZIP code?

08854 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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