PlainZIP

Chester, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chester, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,559. 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 CHESTER-NJ · Chester, NJ 1 ZIPs · 8,559 pop · #116/25278 · Morris County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $240,954
  • RANK-TOP #116/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Chatham
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 94% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,559
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $771,200

Nearest income peer: Chatham, NJ ( $19,972 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 Chester

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chester 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, Chester, NJ sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,559
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$240,954
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 $240,954 and home value $771,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 71.3%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New Jersey, Little Silver is the closest lower-income city and Saddle River the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chester.

Population concentration

Chester's single ZIP 07930 carries the town

Chester is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 07930 is the entire residential footprint (8,559 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Chester's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 392 establishments, 5,971 employees , annual payroll $247,278k (~46 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07930 (392 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (66) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Chester, NJ

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

No other city sharing Morris County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Chester. Morristown, Parsippany and Dover sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Dover marks the far end of that range at $84,517, 65% below Chester.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
07930 8,559 $240,954 392 130
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Chester 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 Chester, .