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Margate City, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Margate City, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,354. 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 MARGATE-CITY-NJ · Margate City, NJ 1 ZIPs · 6,354 pop · #2044/25278 · Atlantic County

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

  • INC-TOP $121,800
  • RANK-TOP #2044/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Northfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,354
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $708,800

Nearest income peer: Northfield, NJ ( $10,201 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 Margate City

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

Top 8%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,354
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$121,800
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 $121,800 and home value $708,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 57.7%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New Jersey, Franklinville is the closest lower-income city and Union the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Margate City.

Population concentration

Margate City's single ZIP 08402 carries the town

Margate City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 08402 is the entire residential footprint (6,354 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 Margate City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 177 establishments, 1,640 employees , annual payroll $73,192k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08402 (177 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (35) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Margate City, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Atlantic County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Margate City. See the Atlantic County roll-up →

Margate City sits in the upper half of Atlantic County on income: Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic City and Absecon report less, while Linwood reports more. Atlantic City marks the far end of that range at $41,126, 66% below Margate City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08402 6,354 $121,800 177 1,731
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Margate City 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 Margate City, .