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08865

ZIP 08865 is Phillipsburg, New Jersey, in Warren County; area code 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Warren
Population
31,427
Coordinates
40.7082, -75.1471
☼ Live from 08865 — Phillipsburg, NJ

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Where 08865 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08865
  • 🔢 Type 08865 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,865 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 197. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08863 (Fords, NJ, 45 mi away) and 08867 (Pittstown, NJ, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08865 becomes 56880, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05868, 06858, 56088, 58068, 65808, 68058, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85068 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,080 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,233 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08865 and you would come out at 40.71°S, 104.85°E — 860 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 41.5 square miles of land, 08865 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,427This ZIP31,427
Households13,467This ZIP13,467
Housing units14,002This ZIP14,002
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,949This ZIP$79,949New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$267,200This ZIP$267,200New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,348This ZIP$1,348New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%This ZIP29.4%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density757.8 / sq miThis ZIP757.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments622This ZIP622
Employees10,532This ZIP10,532
Annual payroll$588,504,000This ZIP$588,504,000
Tax returns filed15,320This ZIP15,320
Total adjusted gross income$1,046,965,000This ZIP$1,046,965,000

Land area

Land area41.47 sq miThis ZIP41.47 sq mi
Water area0.96 sq miThis ZIP0.96 sq mi

Other place names in 08865

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ZIP codes near 08865

ZIPCityDistance
08886 Stewartsville, NJ 2.8 mi
18043 Easton, PA 4.1 mi
18044 Easton, PA 4.1 mi
18040 Easton, PA 4.9 mi
08804 Bloomsbury, NJ 5.0 mi
08808 Broadway, NJ 5.3 mi
18063 Martins Creek, PA 5.5 mi
18085 Tatamy, PA 6.1 mi
18042 Easton, PA 6.1 mi
08802 Asbury, NJ 6.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08865?

08865 is in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, in Warren County, part of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7082, -75.1471.

What county is 08865 in?

08865 lies in Warren County.

What area code is 08865?

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

What time zone is 08865 in?

08865 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08865?

About 31,427 people live in ZIP code 08865, in 13,467 households, at 757.8 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 08865?

$79,949 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08865?

The closest are 08886 (2.8 mi), 18043 (4.1 mi), 18044 (4.1 mi), 18040 (4.9 mi) and 08804 (5 mi).

Is 08865 a PO Box ZIP code?

08865 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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