PlainZIP

Raritan, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Raritan, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,881. 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 RARITAN-NJ · Raritan, NJ 1 ZIPs · 6,881 pop · #3370/25278 · Somerset County

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

  • INC-HIGH $107,672
  • RANK-TOP #3370/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Franklin Park
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 50% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,881
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $456,900

Nearest income peer: Franklin Park, NJ (+ $7,925 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 Raritan

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

Top 13%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,881
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$107,672
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 $107,672 and home value $456,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 44.5%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (49.9%) for this income tier, rent $2,112 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New Jersey, Washington is the closest lower-income city and Port Murray the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Raritan.

Population concentration

Raritan's single ZIP 08869 carries the town

Raritan is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 08869 is the entire residential footprint (6,881 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 Raritan's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 292 establishments, 7,966 employees , annual payroll $963,243k (~42 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08869 (292 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (45) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Raritan, NJ

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

Raritan sits in the lower half of Somerset County on income: Somerset, Hillsborough and Bridgewater report more, Bound Brook and Manville report less. Bernardsville marks the far end of that range at $236,042, 119% above Raritan.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08869 6,881 $107,672 292 1,333
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Raritan 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 Raritan, .