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Piscataway, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Piscataway, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 55,961. 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 PISCATAWAY-NJ · Piscataway, NJ 1 ZIPs · 55,961 pop · #1681/25278 · Middlesex County

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

  • INC-TOP $127,806
  • RANK-TOP #1681/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Edison
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-SMALL 55,961
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $449,900

Nearest income peer: Edison, NJ (+ $453 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 Piscataway

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

Top 7%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
55,961
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$127,806
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 $127,806 and home value $449,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 48.8%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.0%) for this income tier, rent $2,019 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New Jersey, Pine Brook is the closest lower-income city and Bloomingdale the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Piscataway.

Population concentration

Piscataway's single ZIP 08854 carries the town

Piscataway is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 08854 is the entire residential footprint (55,961 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Piscataway's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,239 establishments, 31,170 employees , annual payroll $2,617,549k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08854 (1,239 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (276) · also Health care and social assistance · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Piscataway, NJ

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

Piscataway sits in the upper half of Middlesex County on income: New Brunswick, Perth Amboy and Monroe Township report less, while East Brunswick and Plainsboro report more. Perth Amboy marks the far end of that range at $64,491, 50% below Piscataway.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08854 55,961 $127,806 1,239 1,149
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Piscataway 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 Piscataway, .