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08887

ZIP 08887 is Three Bridges, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County; area code 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hunterdon
Population
1,380
Coordinates
40.5215, -74.7959
☼ Live from 08887 — Three Bridges, NJ

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Where 08887 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08887
  • 🔢 Type 08887 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 08887 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08886 (Stewartsville, NJ, 20 mi away) and 08888 (Whitehouse, NJ, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08887 becomes 78880 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rocksprings, TX, 1,605 miles away.
  • 👥 1 other ZIP code is made of exactly the same digits (78880). The farthest-flung twin is 78880 in Rocksprings, TX, 1,605 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,253 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08887 and you would come out at 40.52°S, 105.20°E — 837 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 0.811 square miles of land, 08887 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 393 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,380This ZIP1,380
Households570This ZIP570
Housing units580This ZIP580
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$109,333This ZIP$109,333New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$283,400This ZIP$283,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,806This ZIP$1,806New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.8%This ZIP39.8%
Mean commute32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min
Population density1,701.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,701.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees185This ZIP185
Annual payroll$11,975,000This ZIP$11,975,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$53,241,000This ZIP$53,241,000

Land area

Land area0.81 sq miThis ZIP0.81 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 08887

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

ZIP codes near 08887

ZIPCityDistance
08853 Neshanic Station, NJ 2.9 mi
08822 Flemington, NJ 3.7 mi
08885 Stanton, NJ 4.2 mi
08870 Readington, NJ 4.5 mi
08551 Ringoes, NJ 5.6 mi
08821 Flagtown, NJ 5.7 mi
08889 Whitehouse Station, NJ 6.4 mi
08844 Hillsborough, NJ 6.8 mi
08888 Whitehouse, NJ 7.4 mi
08876 Somerville, NJ 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08887?

08887 is in Three Bridges, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5215, -74.7959.

What county is 08887 in?

08887 lies in Hunterdon County.

What area code is 08887?

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

What time zone is 08887 in?

08887 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08887?

About 1,380 people live in ZIP code 08887, in 570 households, at 1,701.6 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 08887?

$109,333 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08887?

The closest are 08853 (2.9 mi), 08822 (3.7 mi), 08885 (4.2 mi), 08870 (4.5 mi) and 08551 (5.6 mi).

Is 08887 a PO Box ZIP code?

08887 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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