PlainZIP

Parlin, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Parlin, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,526. 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 PARLIN-NJ · Parlin, NJ 1 ZIPs · 21,526 pop · #4476/25278 · Middlesex County

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

  • INC-HIGH $99,882
  • RANK-TOP #4476/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Carteret
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,526
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $445,800

Nearest income peer: Carteret, NJ ( $2,861 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 Parlin

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

Top 18%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,526
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$99,882
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 $99,882 and home value $445,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 37.6%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.4%) for this income tier, rent $1,654 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Parlin reads through its lone ZIP, 08859

21,526 ACS residents, one ZIP: 08859 is not the leading code inside Parlin, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Parlin's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 376 establishments, 4,022 employees , annual payroll $194,225k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08859 (376 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (48) · also Construction · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Parlin, NJ

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

Parlin 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, 44% above Parlin.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08859 21,526 $99,882 376 1,844
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Parlin 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 Parlin, .