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Essex Fells, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Essex Fells, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,091. 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 ESSEX-FELLS-NJ · Essex Fells, NJ 1 ZIPs · 2,091 pop · #96/25278 · Essex County

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

  • INC-TOP $250,001
  • RANK-TOP #96/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Livingston
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 96% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,091
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $1,083,000

Nearest income peer: Livingston, NJ ( $20,195 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 Essex Fells

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

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,091
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$250,000+
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 $250,000+ and home value $1,083,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 81.3%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (96.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New Jersey, New Vernon is the closest lower-income city by average ZIP household income. Its 1 ZIP footprint is the immediate statewide comparison for Essex Fells.

Population concentration

Essex Fells's single ZIP 07021 carries the town

Essex Fells is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 07021 is the entire residential footprint (2,091 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Essex Fells's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 35 establishments, 231 employees , annual payroll $10,756k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07021 (35 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (6) · also Arts, entertainment, and recreation · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Essex Fells, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Essex County, which covers 31 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Essex Fells. See the Essex County roll-up →

No other city sharing Essex County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Essex Fells. Newark, East Orange and Irvington sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Newark marks the far end of that range at $48,814, 80% below Essex Fells.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
07021 2,091 $250,000+ 35 578
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Essex Fells 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 Essex Fells, .