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08882

ZIP 08882 is South River, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; area codes 732 and 848; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
16,124
Coordinates
40.4457, -74.3785
☼ Live from 08882 — South River, NJ

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Where 08882 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08882
  • 🔢 Type 08882 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,882 = 2 × 4441. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08880 (South Bound Brook, NJ, 11 mi away) and 08884 (Spotswood, NJ, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08882 becomes 28880, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02888, 08828, 28088, 80828, 88028). The farthest-flung twin is 88028 in Cliff, NM, 1,955 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,275 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08882 and you would come out at 40.45°S, 105.62°E — 818 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 2.8 square miles of land, 08882 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,124This ZIP16,124
Households5,574This ZIP5,574
Housing units5,754This ZIP5,754
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$96,147This ZIP$96,147New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$405,200This ZIP$405,200New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,675This ZIP$1,675New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%This ZIP27.9%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density5,758.6 / sq miThis ZIP5,758.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments308This ZIP308
Employees2,053This ZIP2,053
Annual payroll$105,315,000This ZIP$105,315,000
Tax returns filed8,150This ZIP8,150
Total adjusted gross income$575,915,000This ZIP$575,915,000

Land area

Land area2.80 sq miThis ZIP2.80 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 08882

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ZIP codes near 08882

ZIPCityDistance
08872 Sayreville, NJ 1.6 mi
08816 East Brunswick, NJ 2.3 mi
08818 Edison, NJ 2.3 mi
08855 Piscataway, NJ 2.3 mi
08862 Perth Amboy, NJ 2.3 mi
08871 Sayreville, NJ 2.3 mi
08989 New Brunswick, NJ 2.3 mi
08850 Milltown, NJ 3.3 mi
08884 Spotswood, NJ 3.7 mi
08859 Parlin, NJ 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08882?

08882 is in South River, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4457, -74.3785.

What county is 08882 in?

08882 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 08882?

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

What time zone is 08882 in?

08882 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08882?

About 16,124 people live in ZIP code 08882, in 5,574 households, at 5,758.6 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 08882?

$96,147 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08882?

The closest are 08872 (1.6 mi), 08816 (2.3 mi), 08818 (2.3 mi), 08855 (2.3 mi) and 08862 (2.3 mi).

Is 08882 a PO Box ZIP code?

08882 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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