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Dunellen, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dunellen, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,296. 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 DUNELLEN-NJ · Dunellen, NJ 1 ZIPs · 14,296 pop · #2325/25278 · Middlesex County

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

  • INC-TOP $118,316
  • RANK-TOP #2325/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North Brunswick
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,296
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $442,900

Nearest income peer: North Brunswick, NJ (+ $2,755 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 Dunellen

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

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

Top 9%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,296
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$118,316
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 $118,316 and home value $442,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 40.6%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dunellen as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 08812, is all of Dunellen

There is no split to weigh here: 08812 holds every one of Dunellen's 14,296 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Dunellen's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 467 establishments, 5,443 employees , annual payroll $220,787k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08812 (467 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (84) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Dunellen, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Middlesex County, which covers 35 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dunellen. See the Middlesex County roll-up →

Dunellen lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Middlesex County: Edison, Piscataway and East Brunswick earn more and New Brunswick, Perth Amboy and Monroe Township earn less. Perth Amboy marks the far end of that range at $64,491, 45% below Dunellen.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08812 14,296 $118,316 467 1,049
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Dunellen 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 Dunellen, .