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Sparta, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sparta, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,165. 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 SPARTA-NJ · Sparta, NJ 1 ZIPs · 21,165 pop · #536/25278 · Sussex County

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

  • INC-TOP $167,654
  • RANK-TOP #536/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Andover
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,165
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $479,700

Nearest income peer: Andover, NJ ( $25,794 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 Sparta

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

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,165
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$167,654
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 $167,654 and home value $479,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 62.4%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New Jersey, Holmdel is the closest lower-income city and Stone Harbor the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sparta.

Population concentration

Sparta's single ZIP 07871 carries the town

Sparta is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 07871 is the entire residential footprint (21,165 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 Sparta's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 634 establishments, 5,953 employees , annual payroll $335,996k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07871 (634 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (112) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Sparta, NJ

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

No other city sharing Sussex County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Sparta. Newton, Sussex and Hopatcong sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Franklin marks the far end of that range at $93,983, 44% below Sparta.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
07871 21,165 $167,654 634 216
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Sparta 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 Sparta, .