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Helmetta, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Helmetta, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,178. 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 HELMETTA-NJ · Helmetta, NJ 1 ZIPs · 2,178 pop · #4608/25278 · Middlesex County

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

  • INC-HIGH $98,952
  • RANK-TOP #4608/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Parlin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,178
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $355,000

Nearest income peer: Parlin, NJ (+ $930 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 Helmetta

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

Top 18%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,178
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$98,952
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 $98,952 and home value $355,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 40.5%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.5%) for this income tier, rent $2,144 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Helmetta's single ZIP 08828 carries the town

Helmetta is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 08828 is the entire residential footprint (2,178 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Helmetta

Citywide ZBP: 22 establishments, 102 employees , annual payroll $2,952k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08828 (22 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Helmetta, NJ

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

Helmetta sits in the lower half of Middlesex County on income: Edison, Piscataway and East Brunswick report more, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy and South Amboy report less. East Brunswick marks the far end of that range at $143,586, 45% above Helmetta.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08828 2,178 $98,952 22 1,015
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Helmetta 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 Helmetta, .