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08872

ZIP 08872 is in Sayreville, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time. Sayreville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 08871.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
20,204
Coordinates
40.4557, -74.3515
☼ Live from 08872 — Sayreville, NJ

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Where 08872 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08872
  • 🔢 Type 08872 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,872 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 1109. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08871 (Sayreville, NJ, 4 mi away) and 08873 (Somerset, NJ, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08872 becomes 27880 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sims, NC, 384 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02878, 02887, 07828, 07882, 08827, 20788, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87820 in Aragon, NM, 1,924 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,276 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08872 and you would come out at 40.46°S, 105.65°E — 817 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 9.5 square miles of land, 08872 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,204This ZIP20,204
Households7,449This ZIP7,449
Housing units7,899This ZIP7,899
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$97,489This ZIP$97,489New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$447,200This ZIP$447,200New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,697This ZIP$1,697New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%This ZIP35.7%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density2,135.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,135.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments374This ZIP374
Employees4,109This ZIP4,109
Annual payroll$280,897,000This ZIP$280,897,000
Tax returns filed10,450This ZIP10,450
Total adjusted gross income$901,002,000This ZIP$901,002,000

Land area

Land area9.46 sq miThis ZIP9.46 sq mi
Water area1.35 sq miThis ZIP1.35 sq mi

Other place names in 08872

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

ZIP codes near 08872

ZIPCityDistance
08882 South River, NJ 1.6 mi
08859 Parlin, NJ 2.5 mi
08816 East Brunswick, NJ 3.9 mi
08818 Edison, NJ 3.9 mi
08855 Piscataway, NJ 3.9 mi
08862 Perth Amboy, NJ 3.9 mi
08871 Sayreville, NJ 3.9 mi
08989 New Brunswick, NJ 3.9 mi
08879 South Amboy, NJ 3.9 mi
08837 Edison, NJ 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08872?

08872 is in Sayreville, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4557, -74.3515.

What county is 08872 in?

08872 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 08872?

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

What time zone is 08872 in?

08872 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08872?

About 20,204 people live in ZIP code 08872, in 7,449 households, at 2,135.5 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 08872?

$97,489 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08872?

The closest are 08882 (1.6 mi), 08859 (2.5 mi), 08816 (3.9 mi), 08818 (3.9 mi) and 08855 (3.9 mi).

Is 08872 a PO Box ZIP code?

08872 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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