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08879

ZIP 08879 is South Amboy, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
23,556
Coordinates
40.4664, -74.2786
☼ Live from 08879 — South Amboy, NJ

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Where 08879 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 08879
  • 🔢 Type 08879 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,879 = 13 × 683. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08876 (Somerville, NJ, 23 mi away) and 08880 (South Bound Brook, NJ, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08879 becomes 97880 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ukiah, OR, 2,255 miles away.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09878, 09887, 70898, 79088, 89087, 97880, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09878 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,606 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,280 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08879 and you would come out at 40.47°S, 105.72°E — 815 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 7.1 square miles of land, 08879 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,556This ZIP23,556
Households9,344This ZIP9,344
Housing units9,876This ZIP9,876
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$92,786This ZIP$92,786New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$389,800This ZIP$389,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,660This ZIP$1,660New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%This ZIP28.9%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density3,326.2 / sq miThis ZIP3,326.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments391This ZIP391
Employees4,852This ZIP4,852
Annual payroll$213,329,000This ZIP$213,329,000
Tax returns filed12,220This ZIP12,220
Total adjusted gross income$974,557,000This ZIP$974,557,000

Land area

Land area7.08 sq miThis ZIP7.08 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi

Other place names in 08879

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ZIP codes near 08879

ZIPCityDistance
08859 Parlin, NJ 1.4 mi
07721 Cliffwood, NJ 3.1 mi
07735 Keyport, NJ 3.1 mi
10307 Staten Island, NY 3.4 mi
08832 Keasbey, NJ 3.7 mi
08861 Perth Amboy, NJ 3.7 mi
07747 Matawan, NJ 3.8 mi
08872 Sayreville, NJ 3.9 mi
08837 Edison, NJ 4.8 mi
08863 Fords, NJ 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08879?

08879 is in South Amboy, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4664, -74.2786.

What county is 08879 in?

08879 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 08879?

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

What time zone is 08879 in?

08879 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08879?

About 23,556 people live in ZIP code 08879, in 9,344 households, at 3,326.2 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 08879?

$92,786 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08879?

The closest are 08859 (1.4 mi), 07721 (3.1 mi), 07735 (3.1 mi), 10307 (3.4 mi) and 08832 (3.7 mi).

Is 08879 a PO Box ZIP code?

08879 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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