PlainZIP

Butler, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Butler, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 17,701. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BUTLER-NJ · Butler, NJ 1 ZIPs · 17,701 pop · #1330/25278 · Morris County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $135,169
  • RANK-TOP #1330/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Boonton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-TOWN 17,701
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $569,800

Nearest income peer: Boonton, NJ ( $2,540 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Butler

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Butler on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Butler, NJ sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 5%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
17,701
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$135,169
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $135,169 and home value $569,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 55.2%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Butler as a pure owner town.

Within New Jersey, Swedesboro is the closest lower-income city and Hampton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Butler.

Population concentration

Butler reads through its lone ZIP, 07405

17,701 ACS residents, one ZIP: 07405 is not the leading code inside Butler, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Butler's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 501 establishments, 4,961 employees , annual payroll $226,438k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07405 (501 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (83) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Butler, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Morris County, which covers 50 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Butler. See the Morris County roll-up →

Butler lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Morris County: Morristown, Randolph and Morris Plains earn more and Parsippany, Dover and Rockaway earn less. Chatham marks the far end of that range at $220,982, 63% above Butler.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
07405 17,701 $135,169 501 347
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Butler roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Butler, .