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08869

ZIP 08869 is Raritan, New Jersey, in Somerset County; area code 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset
Population
8,368
Coordinates
40.5713, -74.6460
☼ Live from 08869 — Raritan, NJ

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Where 08869 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08869
  • 🔢 Type 08869 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,869 = 7 × 7 × 181. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08868 (Quakertown, NJ, 15 mi away) and 08870 (Readington, NJ, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08869 becomes 96880, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06889, 09886, 68980, 89086, 96088, 96808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09886 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,566 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,260 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08869 and you would come out at 40.57°S, 105.35°E — 834 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 2.0 square miles of land, 08869 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,368This ZIP8,368
Households3,326This ZIP3,326
Housing units3,349This ZIP3,349
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$107,672This ZIP$107,672New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$456,900This ZIP$456,900New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,112This ZIP$2,112New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.5%This ZIP44.5%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density4,200.8 / sq miThis ZIP4,200.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments292This ZIP292
Employees7,966This ZIP7,966
Annual payroll$963,243,000This ZIP$963,243,000
Tax returns filed4,450This ZIP4,450
Total adjusted gross income$387,485,000This ZIP$387,485,000

Land area

Land area1.99 sq miThis ZIP1.99 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 08869

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

ZIP codes near 08869

ZIPCityDistance
08807 Bridgewater, NJ 2.0 mi
08876 Somerville, NJ 2.4 mi
08835 Manville, NJ 3.6 mi
08821 Flagtown, NJ 4.1 mi
08890 Zarephath, NJ 4.3 mi
08870 Readington, NJ 4.8 mi
07978 Pluckemin, NJ 4.9 mi
08836 Martinsville, NJ 5.0 mi
08844 Hillsborough, NJ 5.2 mi
08805 Bound Brook, NJ 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08869?

08869 is in Raritan, New Jersey, in Somerset County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5713, -74.6460.

What county is 08869 in?

08869 lies in Somerset County.

What area code is 08869?

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

What time zone is 08869 in?

08869 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08869?

About 8,368 people live in ZIP code 08869, in 3,326 households, at 4,200.8 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 08869?

$107,672 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08869?

The closest are 08807 (2 mi), 08876 (2.4 mi), 08835 (3.6 mi), 08821 (4.1 mi) and 08890 (4.3 mi).

Is 08869 a PO Box ZIP code?

08869 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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