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08902

ZIP 08902 is North Brunswick, New Jersey, in Middlesex County; area codes 732, 848 and 908; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
43,932
Coordinates
40.4415, -74.4912
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Where 08902 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08902
  • 🔢 Type 08902 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOGBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,902 = 2 × 4451. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08901 (New Brunswick, NJ, 4 mi away) and 08903 (New Brunswick, NJ, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08902 becomes 20980, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00928, 00982, 02809, 02908, 08029, 08092, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09802 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,469 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,269 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08902 and you would come out at 40.44°S, 105.51°E — 822 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 13.2 square miles of land, 08902 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,932This ZIP43,932
Households15,398This ZIP15,398
Housing units15,701This ZIP15,701
Median age37.7This ZIP37.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$121,071This ZIP$121,071New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$433,800This ZIP$433,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,110This ZIP$2,110New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.7%This ZIP44.7%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density3,335.8 / sq miThis ZIP3,335.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,162This ZIP1,162
Employees19,697This ZIP19,697
Annual payroll$1,114,067,000This ZIP$1,114,067,000
Tax returns filed22,290This ZIP22,290
Total adjusted gross income$1,988,678,000This ZIP$1,988,678,000

Land area

Land area13.17 sq miThis ZIP13.17 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 08902

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ZIP codes near 08902

ZIPCityDistance
08850 Milltown, NJ 2.7 mi
08824 Kendall Park, NJ 3.6 mi
08906 New Brunswick, NJ 3.7 mi
08933 New Brunswick, NJ 3.7 mi
08875 Somerset, NJ 3.9 mi
08901 New Brunswick, NJ 3.9 mi
08823 Franklin Park, NJ 3.9 mi
08818 Edison, NJ 4.0 mi
08855 Piscataway, NJ 4.0 mi
08862 Perth Amboy, NJ 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08902?

08902 is in North Brunswick, New Jersey, in Middlesex County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4415, -74.4912.

What county is 08902 in?

08902 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 08902?

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

What time zone is 08902 in?

08902 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08902?

About 43,932 people live in ZIP code 08902, in 15,398 households, at 3,335.8 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 08902?

$121,071 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08902?

The closest are 08850 (2.7 mi), 08824 (3.6 mi), 08906 (3.7 mi), 08933 (3.7 mi) and 08875 (3.9 mi).

Is 08902 a PO Box ZIP code?

08902 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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