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Watchung, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Watchung, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,157. 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 WATCHUNG-NJ · Watchung, NJ 1 ZIPs · 6,157 pop · #476/25278 · Somerset County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $171,705
  • RANK-TOP #476/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bridgewater
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,157
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $883,300

Nearest income peer: Bridgewater, NJ ( $3,009 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 Watchung

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Watchung 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, Watchung, 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
6,157
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$171,705
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 $171,705 and home value $883,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 63.4%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Watchung as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Watchung's single ZIP 07069 carries the town

Watchung is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 07069 is the entire residential footprint (6,157 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 Watchung's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 270 establishments, 3,823 employees , annual payroll $192,585k (~44 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07069 (270 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (46) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Watchung, NJ

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

Watchung lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Somerset County: Basking Ridge, Warren and Belle Mead earn more and Somerset, Hillsborough and Somerville earn less. Bound Brook marks the far end of that range at $93,341, 46% below Watchung.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
07069 6,157 $171,705 270 378
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Watchung 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 Watchung, .