PlainZIP

Forked River, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Forked River, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 20,009. 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 FORKED-RIVER-NJ · Forked River, NJ 1 ZIPs · 20,009 pop · #4666/25278 · Ocean County

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

  • INC-HIGH $98,582
  • RANK-TOP #4666/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Barnegat
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-TOWN 20,009
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $404,200

Nearest income peer: Barnegat, NJ ( $4,998 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 Forked River

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Forked River 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, Forked River, NJ sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 18%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
20,009
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$98,582
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 $98,582 and home value $404,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 33.9%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New Jersey, Burlington is the closest lower-income city and Helmetta the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Forked River.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 08731, is all of Forked River

There is no split to weigh here: 08731 holds every one of Forked River's 20,009 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 Forked River's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 463 establishments, 3,911 employees , annual payroll $158,686k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08731 (463 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (78) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Forked River, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Ocean County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Forked River. See the Ocean County roll-up →

Forked River lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Ocean County: Brick, Jackson and Point Pleasant Beach earn more and Toms River, Lakewood and Manchester Township earn less. Manchester Township marks the far end of that range at $52,178, 47% below Forked River.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08731 20,009 $98,582 463 162
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Forked River 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 Forked River, .