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08863

ZIP 08863 is Fords, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
12,771
Coordinates
40.5372, -74.3122
☼ Live from 08863 — Fords, NJ

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Where 08863 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08863
  • 🔢 Type 08863 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 08863 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08862 (Perth Amboy, NJ, 9 mi away) and 08865 (Phillipsburg, NJ, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08863 becomes 36880, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03868, 03886, 06388, 06838, 06883, 08638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83680 in Meridian, ID, 2,145 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,278 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08863 and you would come out at 40.54°S, 105.69°E — 819 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 1.7 square miles of land, 08863 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,771This ZIP12,771
Households4,744This ZIP4,744
Housing units4,810This ZIP4,810
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$115,861This ZIP$115,861New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$438,000This ZIP$438,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,913This ZIP$1,913New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.0%This ZIP42.0%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density7,459.7 / sq miThis ZIP7,459.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments220This ZIP220
Employees1,730This ZIP1,730
Annual payroll$101,761,000This ZIP$101,761,000
Tax returns filed6,790This ZIP6,790
Total adjusted gross income$556,591,000This ZIP$556,591,000

Land area

Land area1.71 sq miThis ZIP1.71 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 08863

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

ZIP codes near 08863

ZIPCityDistance
07095 Woodbridge, NJ 1.7 mi
08832 Keasbey, NJ 1.8 mi
08830 Iselin, NJ 2.3 mi
08837 Edison, NJ 2.3 mi
08861 Perth Amboy, NJ 2.4 mi
08840 Metuchen, NJ 2.5 mi
07077 Sewaren, NJ 3.3 mi
07067 Colonia, NJ 3.6 mi
08820 Edison, NJ 3.9 mi
07001 Avenel, NJ 3.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08863?

08863 is in Fords, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5372, -74.3122.

What county is 08863 in?

08863 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 08863?

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

What time zone is 08863 in?

08863 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08863?

About 12,771 people live in ZIP code 08863, in 4,744 households, at 7,459.7 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 08863?

$115,861 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08863?

The closest are 07095 (1.7 mi), 08832 (1.8 mi), 08830 (2.3 mi), 08837 (2.3 mi) and 08861 (2.4 mi).

Is 08863 a PO Box ZIP code?

08863 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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