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08889

ZIP 08889 is Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County; area code 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hunterdon
Population
10,193
Coordinates
40.6090, -74.7542
☼ Live from 08889 — Whitehouse Station, NJ

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Where 08889 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08889
  • 🔢 Type 08889 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,889 = 3 × 2963. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001010111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08888 (Whitehouse, NJ, 1 mi away) and 08890 (Zarephath, NJ, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08889 becomes 98880, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 1 other ZIP code is made of exactly the same digits (09888). The farthest-flung twin is 09888 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,568 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 88%.
  • 🎯1,254 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08889 and you would come out at 40.61°S, 105.25°E — 840 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 23.1 square miles of land, 08889 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,193This ZIP10,193
Households4,333This ZIP4,333
Housing units4,399This ZIP4,399
Median age52.6This ZIP52.6New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$157,781This ZIP$157,781New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$542,300This ZIP$542,300New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,808This ZIP$1,808New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.5%This ZIP60.5%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density442.1 / sq miThis ZIP442.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments250This ZIP250
Employees4,944This ZIP4,944
Annual payroll$546,549,000This ZIP$546,549,000
Tax returns filed5,490This ZIP5,490
Total adjusted gross income$923,829,000This ZIP$923,829,000

Land area

Land area23.06 sq miThis ZIP23.06 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 08889

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ZIP codes near 08889

ZIPCityDistance
08888 Whitehouse, NJ 1.0 mi
08870 Readington, NJ 2.9 mi
08876 Somerville, NJ 3.9 mi
08833 Lebanon, NJ 4.1 mi
08885 Stanton, NJ 4.6 mi
07921 Bedminster, NJ 5.1 mi
08858 Oldwick, NJ 5.2 mi
08853 Neshanic Station, NJ 5.7 mi
08869 Raritan, NJ 6.2 mi
08887 Three Bridges, NJ 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08889?

08889 is in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6090, -74.7542.

What county is 08889 in?

08889 lies in Hunterdon County.

What area code is 08889?

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

What time zone is 08889 in?

08889 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08889?

About 10,193 people live in ZIP code 08889, in 4,333 households, at 442.1 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 08889?

$157,781 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08889?

The closest are 08888 (1 mi), 08870 (2.9 mi), 08876 (3.9 mi), 08833 (4.1 mi) and 08885 (4.6 mi).

Is 08889 a PO Box ZIP code?

08889 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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