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08861

ZIP 08861 is in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; area codes 732, 848 and 908; Eastern time. Perth Amboy has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 08862.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
59,351
Coordinates
40.5205, -74.2729
☼ Live from 08861 — Perth Amboy, NJ

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Where 08861 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08861
  • 🔢 Type 08861 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 08861 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08859 (Parlin, NJ, 5 mi away) and 08862 (Perth Amboy, NJ, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08861 becomes 16880, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01886, 06881, 08618, 08816, 18068, 18086, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86018 in Parks, AZ, 2,072 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,280 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08861 and you would come out at 40.52°S, 105.73°E — 817 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 5.1 square miles of land, 08861 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population59,351This ZIP59,351
Households20,596This ZIP20,596
Housing units21,166This ZIP21,166
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,491This ZIP$64,491New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$370,900This ZIP$370,900New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,675This ZIP$1,675New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%This ZIP16.4%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density11,639.7 / sq miThis ZIP11,639.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,042This ZIP1,042
Employees13,974This ZIP13,974
Annual payroll$722,049,000This ZIP$722,049,000
Tax returns filed30,050This ZIP30,050
Total adjusted gross income$1,313,197,000This ZIP$1,313,197,000

Land area

Land area5.10 sq miThis ZIP5.10 sq mi
Water area1.30 sq miThis ZIP1.30 sq mi

Other place names in 08861

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

ZIP codes near 08861

ZIPCityDistance
10307 Staten Island, NY 1.8 mi
07095 Woodbridge, NJ 2.4 mi
08863 Fords, NJ 2.4 mi
08832 Keasbey, NJ 2.5 mi
07077 Sewaren, NJ 2.5 mi
10309 Staten Island, NY 2.9 mi
07064 Port Reading, NJ 3.6 mi
08879 South Amboy, NJ 3.7 mi
08837 Edison, NJ 3.7 mi
08830 Iselin, NJ 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08861?

08861 is in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5205, -74.2729.

What county is 08861 in?

08861 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 08861?

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

What time zone is 08861 in?

08861 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08861?

About 59,351 people live in ZIP code 08861, in 20,596 households, at 11,639.7 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 08861?

$64,491 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08861?

The closest are 10307 (1.8 mi), 07095 (2.4 mi), 08863 (2.4 mi), 08832 (2.5 mi) and 07077 (2.5 mi).

Is 08861 a PO Box ZIP code?

08861 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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