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Where 08884 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.
- 🔢 Type 08884 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hBBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 8,884 = 2 × 2 × 2221. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001010110100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08882 (South River, NJ, 4 mi away) and 08885 (Stanton, NJ, 26 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 08884 becomes 48880 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint Louis, MI, 564 miles away.
- 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08848, 48088, 48808, 48880, 80488, 84088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84088 in West Jordan, UT, 1,959 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 60% 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 08884 and you would come out at 40.39°S, 105.61°E — 816 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
- 📏 At 2.3 square miles of land, 08884 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 8,187This ZIP8,187 |
|---|---|
| Households | 3,323This ZIP3,323 |
| Housing units | 3,360This ZIP3,360 |
| Median age | 46.0This ZIP46.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $104,702This ZIP$104,702New Jersey$103,556US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $369,500This ZIP$369,500New Jersey$454,400US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,079This ZIP$1,079New Jersey$1,720US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36.9%This ZIP36.9% |
| Mean commute | 32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min |
| Population density | 3,544.2 / sq miThis ZIP3,544.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 161This ZIP161 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,314This ZIP1,314 |
| Annual payroll | $54,777,000This ZIP$54,777,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 4,200This ZIP4,200 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $350,801,000This ZIP$350,801,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 2.31 sq miThis ZIP2.31 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi |
Other place names in 08884
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 08884
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
08828 | Helmetta, NJ | 1.9 mi |
08816 | East Brunswick, NJ | 2.7 mi |
08818 | Edison, NJ | 2.8 mi |
08855 | Piscataway, NJ | 2.8 mi |
08862 | Perth Amboy, NJ | 2.8 mi |
08871 | Sayreville, NJ | 2.8 mi |
08989 | New Brunswick, NJ | 2.8 mi |
08857 | Old Bridge, NJ | 3.3 mi |
08882 | South River, NJ | 3.7 mi |
08850 | Milltown, NJ | 4.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 08884?
08884 is in Spotswood, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3936, -74.3927.
What county is 08884 in?
08884 lies in Middlesex County.
What area code is 08884?
Spotswood uses area codes 732, 848 and 908, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 08884 in?
08884 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 08884?
About 8,187 people live in ZIP code 08884, in 3,323 households, at 3,544.2 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 08884?
$104,702 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.
What ZIP codes are near 08884?
The closest are 08828 (1.9 mi), 08816 (2.7 mi), 08818 (2.8 mi), 08855 (2.8 mi) and 08862 (2.8 mi).
Is 08884 a PO Box ZIP code?
08884 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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