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08901

ZIP 08901 is in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; area codes 732, 848 and 908; Eastern time. New Brunswick has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 08903, 08906, 08933 and 08989.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
57,263
Coordinates
40.4836, -74.4425
☼ Live from 08901 — New Brunswick, NJ

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Where 08901 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08901
  • 🔢 Type 08901 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOGBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,901 = 3 × 3 × 23 × 43. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08899 (Edison, NJ, 3 mi away) and 08902 (North Brunswick, NJ, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08901 becomes 10980 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stony Point, NY, 56 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00918, 00981, 01089, 01098, 01890, 01908, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09810 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,946 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,271 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08901 and you would come out at 40.48°S, 105.56°E — 822 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 6.3 square miles of land, 08901 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population57,263This ZIP57,263
Households15,676This ZIP15,676
Housing units16,854This ZIP16,854
Median age24.4This ZIP24.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$65,810This ZIP$65,810New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$353,800This ZIP$353,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,814This ZIP$1,814New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%This ZIP23.5%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density9,137.2 / sq miThis ZIP9,137.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,071This ZIP1,071
Employees20,240This ZIP20,240
Annual payroll$1,570,075,000This ZIP$1,570,075,000
Tax returns filed19,710This ZIP19,710
Total adjusted gross income$931,760,000This ZIP$931,760,000

Land area

Land area6.27 sq miThis ZIP6.27 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

Other place names in 08901

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

ZIP codes near 08901

ZIPCityDistance
08906 New Brunswick, NJ 0.5 mi
08933 New Brunswick, NJ 0.5 mi
08904 Highland Park, NJ 1.4 mi
08903 New Brunswick, NJ 2.1 mi
08850 Milltown, NJ 2.4 mi
08875 Somerset, NJ 2.6 mi
08899 Edison, NJ 2.8 mi
08817 Edison, NJ 3.4 mi
08902 North Brunswick, NJ 3.9 mi
08818 Edison, NJ 3.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08901?

08901 is in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4836, -74.4425.

What county is 08901 in?

08901 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 08901?

New Brunswick uses area codes 732, 848 and 908, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08901 in?

08901 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08901?

About 57,263 people live in ZIP code 08901, in 15,676 households, at 9,137.2 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 08901?

$65,810 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08901?

The closest are 08906 (0.5 mi), 08933 (0.5 mi), 08904 (1.4 mi), 08903 (2.1 mi) and 08850 (2.4 mi).

Is 08901 a PO Box ZIP code?

08901 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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