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Dover, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dover, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 25,386. 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 DOVER-NJ · Dover, NJ 1 ZIPs · 25,386 pop · #7850/25278 · Morris County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $84,517
  • RANK-UPPER #7850/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Budd Lake
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 50% owners
  • POP-SMALL 25,386
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $392,400

Nearest income peer: Budd Lake, NJ (+ $18,803 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 Dover

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dover 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, Dover, NJ sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 31%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
25,386
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,517
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 07801 (25,386 residents). Household income $84,517 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (50.3%) for this income tier, rent $1,809 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 07801, is all of Dover

There is no split to weigh here: 07801 holds every one of Dover's 25,386 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Dover's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 606 establishments, 7,282 employees , annual payroll $377,269k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07801 (606 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (89) · also Other services (except public administration) · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Dover, NJ

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Morris County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Dover, Morristown, Parsippany and Randolph among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Chatham marks the far end of that range at $220,982, 161% above Dover.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
07801 25,386 $84,517 606 1,003
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Dover 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 Dover, .