PlainZIP

Fairfield, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fairfield, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,440. 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 FAIRFIELD-NJ · Fairfield, NJ 1 ZIPs · 7,440 pop · #2517/25278 · Essex County

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

  • INC-TOP $115,980
  • RANK-TOP #2517/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Nutley
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,440
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $688,500

Nearest income peer: Nutley, NJ (+ $3,666 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 Fairfield

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

Top 10%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,440
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$115,980
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 $115,980 and home value $688,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 50.9%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fairfield as a pure owner town.

Within New Jersey, Fords is the closest lower-income city and Lanoka Harbor the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fairfield.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 07004, is all of Fairfield

There is no split to weigh here: 07004 holds every one of Fairfield's 7,440 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 Fairfield's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,298 establishments, 24,220 employees , annual payroll $1,855,389k (~174 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07004 (1,298 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (237) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Fairfield, NJ

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

Fairfield lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Essex County: West Orange, Montclair and Livingston earn more and Newark, East Orange and Irvington earn less. Livingston marks the far end of that range at $229,806, 98% above Fairfield.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
07004 7,440 $115,980 1,298 284
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Fairfield 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 Fairfield, .