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Fords, NJ 08863
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Perth Amboy, NJ 08863

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The 08863 ZIP Code is centered1 in Middlesex County at latitude 40.537 and longitude -74.316 (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) 08863 was 11,698 with 4,538 housing units; a land area land area of 1.7 sq. miles; a water area of 0 sq. miles; and a population density of 6,886.17 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Valentine, NJ (< 0.1 mile)
Sand Hills, NJ (< 0.1 mile)
Fords, NJ (< 0.1 mile)
Hopelawn, NJ (1.4 miles ESE)
Keasbey, NJ (1.4 miles SSE)
Raritan Manor, NJ (1.4 miles W)
Phoenix, NJ (1.4 miles WSW)
Menlo Park Terrace, NJ (1.4 miles NNW)
Clara Barton, NJ (1.4 miles W)
Robinvale, NJ (1.9 miles WNW)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

John J Delaney Homes, NJ (1.9 miles E)
William Dunlap Homes, NJ (1.9 miles ESE)
Jefferson Park, NJ (2.7 miles W)
Harbor Terrace, NJ (3.4 miles SE)
Phoenix, NJ (4.1 miles S)
Thomas J Dohany Homes, NJ (4.3 miles SSE)
Glendinning Homes, NJ (4.7 miles NNE)
Lindenau, NJ (5.3 miles WSW)
Martins Landing, NJ (5.3 miles SW)
Goodmans Crossing, NJ (5.6 miles NNW)

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.