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Lafayette, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lafayette, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,026. 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 LAFAYETTE-NJ · Lafayette, NJ 1 ZIPs · 5,026 pop · #1658/25278 · Sussex County

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

  • INC-TOP $128,317
  • RANK-TOP #1658/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Stanhope
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,026
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $436,800

Nearest income peer: Stanhope, NJ (+ $4,183 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 Lafayette

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

Top 7%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,026
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$128,317
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 $128,317 and home value $436,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 41.1%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Lafayette's single ZIP 07848 carries the town

Lafayette is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 07848 is the entire residential footprint (5,026 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Lafayette's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 126 establishments, 1,328 employees , annual payroll $75,000k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07848 (126 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (21) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Lafayette, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Sussex County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lafayette. See the Sussex County roll-up →

Lafayette sits in the upper half of Sussex County on income: Newton, Sussex and Hopatcong report less, while Sparta, Andover and Stanhope report more. Sparta marks the far end of that range at $167,654, 31% above Lafayette.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
07848 5,026 $128,317 126 82
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Lafayette 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 Lafayette, .