ZIP code · Rio Grande · New Jersey · United States
ZIP code 08242 — Rio Grande
ZIP code 08242 serves Rio Grande, New Jersey.
- Postal code
- 08242Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Rio Grande
- County
- Cape May FIPS 34009
- State
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.0196, -74.8756 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 4,021 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 845 / sq mi
- Land area
- 4.8 sq mi (12.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $97,831
- Per-capita income
- $48,707
- Median age
- 51.4
- Households
- 1,852
- Housing units
- 2,083
- Median home value
- $306,200
- Median gross rent
- $1,486 / month
- Congressional district
- NJ-2 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8a (10 to 15 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 08242
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 86°F), coldest Jan (avg low 29°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 43 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 86 | 84 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Avg low °F | 29 | 29 | 35 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CAPE MAY 2 NW (5.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 08242
- 2 pharmacies
- 3 supermarkets
- 7 restaurants & cafés
- 2 gas stations
- 4 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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