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Stockton, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Stockton, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,982. 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 STOCKTON-NJ · Stockton, NJ 1 ZIPs · 4,982 pop · #387/25278 · Hunterdon County

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

  • INC-TOP $179,600
  • RANK-TOP #387/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Califon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 97% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,982
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $560,600

Nearest income peer: Califon, NJ (+ $1,252 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 Stockton

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

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,982
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$179,600
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 $179,600 and home value $560,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 63.6%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (97.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Stockton's single ZIP 08559 carries the town

Stockton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 08559 is the entire residential footprint (4,982 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 Stockton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 95 establishments, 372 employees , annual payroll $22,748k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08559 (95 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (27) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Stockton, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Hunterdon County, which covers 20 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Stockton. See the Hunterdon County roll-up →

Stockton sits in the upper half of Hunterdon County on income: Flemington, Whitehouse Station and Lebanon report less, while Pittstown reports more. Frenchtown marks the far end of that range at $101,774, 43% below Stockton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08559 4,982 $179,600 95 48
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Stockton 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 Stockton, .