08890
ZIP 08890 is Zarephath, New Jersey, in Somerset County; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Somerset
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Population
- 17
- Coordinates
- 40.5390, -74.5754
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Where 08890 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 08890 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGBBO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 8,890 = 2 × 5 × 7 × 127. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10001010111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08889 (Whitehouse Station, NJ, 11 mi away) and 08899 (Edison, NJ, 8 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 08890 becomes 09880 — and that is a real ZIP code: APO AE, a military post office, 6,615 miles away.
- 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00988, 08089, 08098, 08809, 09808, 09880, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09808 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,615 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
- 🎯1,264 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08890 and you would come out at 40.54°S, 105.42°E — 830 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
- 📏 At 0.175 square miles of land, 08890 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 85 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 17This ZIP17 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 41This ZIP41 |
| Population density | 97.1 / sq miThis ZIP97.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi |
Other place names in 08890
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 08890
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
08835 | Manville, NJ | 0.7 mi |
08880 | South Bound Brook, NJ | 2.7 mi |
08805 | Bound Brook, NJ | 3.0 mi |
08873 | Somerset, NJ | 3.6 mi |
08836 | Martinsville, NJ | 4.1 mi |
08869 | Raritan, NJ | 4.3 mi |
08807 | Bridgewater, NJ | 4.3 mi |
08846 | Middlesex, NJ | 4.7 mi |
08875 | Somerset, NJ | 5.4 mi |
08844 | Hillsborough, NJ | 5.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 08890?
08890 is in Zarephath, New Jersey, in Somerset County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5390, -74.5754.
What county is 08890 in?
08890 lies in Somerset County.
What time zone is 08890 in?
08890 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 08890?
About 17 people live in ZIP code 08890, at 97.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 08890?
The closest are 08835 (0.7 mi), 08880 (2.7 mi), 08805 (3 mi), 08873 (3.6 mi) and 08836 (4.1 mi).
Is 08890 a PO Box ZIP code?
08890 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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