Plainfield, NJ
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Plainfield, NJ: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 71,485. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet PLAINFIELD-NJ · Plainfield, NJ 3 ZIPs · 71,485 pop · #6398/25278 · Union County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $90,083
- RANK-UPPER #6398/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rahway
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 55% owners
- POP-SMALL 71,485
- SPREAD-MOD 07060→07062
- HOME-MID $394,133
Nearest income peer: Rahway, NJ (+ $1,378 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 Plainfield
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Plainfield on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Elizabeth · lowest $65,614
Elizabeth · lowest
$65,614 median HH income
- Plainfield · this city $90,083
Plainfield · this city
$90,083 median HH income
- Rahway · near $91,461
Rahway · near
$91,461 median HH income
- Linden · near $91,882
Linden · near
$91,882 median HH income
- Roselle · near $92,762
Roselle · near
$92,762 median HH income
- Hillside · near
Hillside · near
$99,528 median HH income
- Westfield · highest
Westfield · highest
$232,629 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Plainfield, NJ sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 25%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 71,485
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $90,083
- 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 3 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $90,083 and home value $394,133 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 24.4%.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (55.2%) for this income tier, rent $1,814 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within New Jersey, Cape May Court House is the closest lower-income city and Hancocks Bridge the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Plainfield.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Plainfield differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Plainfield: $78,602 in ZIP 07060 to $98,344 in 07062. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.0×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 6.2 points
07060 to 07062
07063 to 07062
07062 to 07063
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 07060 skews compact Plainfield
In this 3-ZIP cluster, 07060 covers about 63% of Plainfield's 71,485 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Plainfield
Citywide ZBP: 1,254 establishments, 10,272 employees , annual payroll $461,862k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07060 (949 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (214) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Plainfield, NJ
These ZIP codes sit in Union County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Plainfield. See the Union County roll-up →
Plainfield sits in the lower half of Union County on income: Union, Westfield and Scotch Plains report more, Elizabeth and Elizabethport report less. Westfield marks the far end of that range at $232,629, 158% above Plainfield.
Side-by-side: Compare 07060 vs 07063 →
Plainfield 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 Plainfield, .