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South Amboy, NJ 08879
Acceptable Alternative
Laurence Harbor, NJ 08879
Laurence Hbr, NJ 08879
Not Acceptable, USPS
Morgan, NJ 08879

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The 08879 ZIP Code is centered1 in Middlesex County at latitude 40.464 and longitude -74.276 (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) 08879 was 21,956 with 8,440 housing units; a land area land area of 7.94 sq. miles; a water area of 0.02 sq. miles; and a population density of 2,763.80 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Sayre Woods, NJ (< 0.1 mile)
Morgan, NJ (< 0.1 mile)
Morgan Heights, NJ (< 0.1 mile)
Laurence Harbor, NJ (1.4 miles ESE)
South Amboy, NJ (1.4 miles NW)
Madison Park, NJ (1.9 miles WSW)
Laurel Park, NJ (1.9 miles WSW)
Ernston, NJ (1.9 miles WSW)
Mechanicsville, NJ (1.9 miles NNW)
Melrose, NJ (2.4 miles NNW)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Thomas J Dohany Homes, NJ (1.4 miles N)
Phoenix, NJ (2.4 miles WNW)
Harbor Terrace, NJ (3.1 miles NNE)
William Dunlap Homes, NJ (4.5 miles N)
John J Delaney Homes, NJ (4.9 miles N)
Jefferson Park, NJ (6.7 miles NW)
Martins Landing, NJ (6.8 miles WNW)
West Keansburg, NJ (7.1 miles ESE)
Seaside, NY (7.1 miles NE)
Moerls Corner, NJ (7.5 miles SSW)

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.