PlainZIP

Newton, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Newton, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 26,288. 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 NEWTON-NJ · Newton, NJ 1 ZIPs · 26,288 pop · #3074/25278 · Sussex County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $110,045
  • RANK-TOP #3074/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Highland Lakes
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-SMALL 26,288
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $367,100

Nearest income peer: Highland Lakes, NJ ( $1,323 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 Newton

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

Top 12%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
26,288
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$110,045
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 $110,045 and home value $367,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 38.8%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Newton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 07860, is all of Newton

There is no split to weigh here: 07860 holds every one of Newton's 26,288 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 Newton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 630 establishments, 8,167 employees , annual payroll $439,868k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07860 (630 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (98) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Newton, NJ

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

Newton lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Sussex County: Sparta, Andover and Stanhope earn more and Sussex, Hamburg and Vernon earn less. Sparta marks the far end of that range at $167,654, 52% above Newton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
07860 26,288 $110,045 630 101
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Newton 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 Newton, .