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New Providence, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for New Providence, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,768. 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 NEW-PROVIDENCE-NJ · New Providence, NJ 1 ZIPs · 11,768 pop · #458/25278 · Union County

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

  • INC-TOP $172,894
  • RANK-TOP #458/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Summit
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,768
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $758,400

Nearest income peer: Summit, NJ (+ $6,807 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 New Providence

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

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,768
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$172,894
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 $172,894 and home value $758,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 71.6%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating New Providence as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

New Providence's single ZIP 07974 carries the town

New Providence is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 07974 is the entire residential footprint (11,768 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 New Providence's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 331 establishments, 9,051 employees , annual payroll $835,692k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07974 (331 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (55) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in New Providence, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Union County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in New Providence. See the Union County roll-up →

New Providence sits in the upper half of Union County on income: Elizabeth, Plainfield and Union report less, while Westfield, Scotch Plains and Summit report more. Elizabeth marks the far end of that range at $65,614, 62% below New Providence.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
07974 11,768 $172,894 331 1,137
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New Providence 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 New Providence, .