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08873

ZIP 08873 is in Somerset, New Jersey, in Somerset County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time. Somerset has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 08875.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset
Population
56,327
Coordinates
40.4997, -74.5318
☼ Live from 08873 — Somerset, NJ

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Where 08873 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08873
  • 🔢 Type 08873 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,873 = 19 × 467. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08872 (Sayreville, NJ, 10 mi away) and 08875 (Somerset, NJ, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08873 becomes 37880 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ten Mile, TN, 642 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03878, 03887, 07838, 08738, 08837, 37088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83870 in Tensed, ID, 2,132 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,267 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08873 and you would come out at 40.50°S, 105.47°E — 826 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 32.1 square miles of land, 08873 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population56,327This ZIP56,327
Households21,831This ZIP21,831
Housing units22,374This ZIP22,374
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$124,972This ZIP$124,972New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$465,800This ZIP$465,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,087This ZIP$2,087New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.6%This ZIP54.6%
Mean commute33.7 minThis ZIP33.7 min
Population density1,752.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,752.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,485This ZIP1,485
Employees38,103This ZIP38,103
Annual payroll$3,125,451,000This ZIP$3,125,451,000
Tax returns filed29,710This ZIP29,710
Total adjusted gross income$2,879,311,000This ZIP$2,879,311,000

Land area

Land area32.13 sq miThis ZIP32.13 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Other place names in 08873

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

ZIP codes near 08873

ZIPCityDistance
08875 Somerset, NJ 2.3 mi
08890 Zarephath, NJ 3.6 mi
08880 South Bound Brook, NJ 3.8 mi
08835 Manville, NJ 4.2 mi
08906 New Brunswick, NJ 4.3 mi
08933 New Brunswick, NJ 4.3 mi
08902 North Brunswick, NJ 4.6 mi
08854 Piscataway, NJ 4.6 mi
08823 Franklin Park, NJ 4.6 mi
08903 New Brunswick, NJ 4.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08873?

08873 is in Somerset, New Jersey, in Somerset County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4997, -74.5318.

What county is 08873 in?

08873 lies in Somerset County.

What area code is 08873?

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

What time zone is 08873 in?

08873 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08873?

About 56,327 people live in ZIP code 08873, in 21,831 households, at 1,752.9 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 08873?

$124,972 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08873?

The closest are 08875 (2.3 mi), 08890 (3.6 mi), 08880 (3.8 mi), 08835 (4.2 mi) and 08906 (4.3 mi).

Is 08873 a PO Box ZIP code?

08873 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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