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Metuchen, NJ 08840

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The 08840 ZIP Code is centered1 in Middlesex County at latitude 40.542 and longitude -74.357 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Middlesex County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 08840 was 15,705 with 6,075 housing units; a land area land area of 3.09 sq. miles; a water area of 0 sq. miles; and a population density of 5,089.63 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Robinvale, NJ (< 0.1 mile)
Metuchen, NJ (< 0.1 mile)
Phoenix, NJ (1.4 miles SE)
Raritan Manor, NJ (1.4 miles ESE)
Bonhamtown, NJ (1.4 miles S)
Clara Barton, NJ (1.4 miles ESE)
Valentine, NJ (1.9 miles ESE)
Pumptown, NJ (1.9 miles NNW)
Nixon, NJ (1.9 miles SSW)
Menlo Park, NJ (1.9 miles NNE)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Jefferson Park, NJ (< 0.1 mile)
Lindenau, NJ (3.4 miles WSW)
Martins Landing, NJ (4.1 miles SSW)
John J Delaney Homes, NJ (4.1 miles E)
William Dunlap Homes, NJ (4.3 miles ESE)
Phoenix, NJ (4.9 miles SSE)
Goodmans Crossing, NJ (5.1 miles N)
Harbor Terrace, NJ (5.5 miles ESE)
Glendinning Homes, NJ (5.8 miles NE)
Thomas J Dohany Homes, NJ (6 miles SE)

ZIP Codes - Key Concepts

  1. ZIP Codes are categories for grouping mailing addresses and are not exact geographic regions.
  2. The centroid of a ZIP Code may be in one County and the associated city/town in another.
  3. In rural areas, a single ZIP Code may be used for cities and towns in several different Counties.
  4. ZIP Code "areas" can overlap, be subsets of each other, or be artificial constructs with no geographic area.
  5. ZIP Codes are only loosely tied to cities.

1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.