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Edison, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Edison, NJ: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 100,058. 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 EDISON-NJ · Edison, NJ 3 ZIPs · 100,058 pop · #1663/25278 · Middlesex County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $128,259
  • RANK-TOP #1663/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Piscataway
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 60% owners
  • POP-MID 100,058
  • SPREAD-MOD 08837→08820
  • HOME-HIGH $499,733

Nearest income peer: Piscataway, NJ ( $453 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 Edison

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Edison 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, Edison, NJ sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 7%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
100,058
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$128,259
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 3 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $128,259 and home value $499,733 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 58.1%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (59.6%) for this income tier, rent $1,976 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Edison differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Edison. ZIP 08837 reports $102,605 in median household income, while ZIP 08820 reports $171,363. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.7×

08837 to 08820

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.5×

08817 to 08820

Poverty-rate spread
3.3 points

08820 to 08817

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 08817 skews compact Edison

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 08817 covers about 45% of Edison's 100,058 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Edison

Citywide ZBP: 3,697 establishments, 84,211 employees , annual payroll $5,954,411k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08817 (1,467 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (804) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Edison, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Middlesex County, which covers 35 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Edison. See the Middlesex County roll-up →

Edison sits in the upper half of Middlesex County on income: New Brunswick, Perth Amboy and Monroe Township report less, while East Brunswick and Plainsboro report more. Perth Amboy marks the far end of that range at $64,491, 50% below Edison.

Side-by-side: Compare 08817 vs 08820 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08817 44,621 $110,808 1,467 1,605
08820 39,590 $171,363 1,143 1,475
08837 15,847 $102,605 1,087 677
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Edison 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 Edison, .