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08876

ZIP 08876 is Somerville, New Jersey, mostly in Somerset County; area code 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset +1 more
Population
23,380
Coordinates
40.5896, -74.6854
☼ Live from 08876 — Somerville, NJ

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Where 08876 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08876
  • 🔢 Type 08876 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,876 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 317. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08875 (Somerset, NJ, 12 mi away) and 08879 (South Amboy, NJ, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08876 becomes 67880 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ulysses, KS, 1,438 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06878, 08867, 67880, 68780, 68870, 76088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87068 in Bosque Farms, NM, 1,780 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,258 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08876 and you would come out at 40.59°S, 105.31°E — 836 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 16.0 square miles of land, 08876 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,380This ZIP23,380
Households9,885This ZIP9,885
Housing units10,090This ZIP10,090
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$122,884This ZIP$122,884New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$485,100This ZIP$485,100New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,840This ZIP$1,840New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.1%This ZIP57.1%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density1,461.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,461.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,033This ZIP1,033
Employees25,130This ZIP25,130
Annual payroll$2,130,686,000This ZIP$2,130,686,000
Tax returns filed12,750This ZIP12,750
Total adjusted gross income$1,444,018,000This ZIP$1,444,018,000

Land area

Land area16.00 sq miThis ZIP16.00 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 08876 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Somerset County 86.1%
Hunterdon County 13.9%

Other place names in 08876

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

ZIP codes near 08876

ZIPCityDistance
08869 Raritan, NJ 2.4 mi
08870 Readington, NJ 3.1 mi
08807 Bridgewater, NJ 3.5 mi
08888 Whitehouse, NJ 3.6 mi
08889 Whitehouse Station, NJ 3.9 mi
07978 Pluckemin, NJ 4.4 mi
07921 Bedminster, NJ 4.6 mi
08821 Flagtown, NJ 4.8 mi
08853 Neshanic Station, NJ 5.2 mi
08835 Manville, NJ 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08876?

08876 is in Somerville, New Jersey, in Somerset County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5896, -74.6854.

What county is 08876 in?

08876 spans 2 counties: Somerset County and Hunterdon County. Most of it falls in Somerset County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 08876?

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

What time zone is 08876 in?

08876 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08876?

About 23,380 people live in ZIP code 08876, in 9,885 households, at 1,461.3 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 08876?

$122,884 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08876?

The closest are 08869 (2.4 mi), 08870 (3.1 mi), 08807 (3.5 mi), 08888 (3.6 mi) and 08889 (3.9 mi).

Is 08876 a PO Box ZIP code?

08876 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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