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West Orange, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Orange, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 46,182. 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 WEST-ORANGE-NJ · West Orange, NJ 1 ZIPs · 46,182 pop · #1590/25278 · Essex County

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

  • INC-TOP $129,475
  • RANK-TOP #1590/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Nutley
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-SMALL 46,182
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $556,800

Nearest income peer: Nutley, NJ ( $9,829 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 West Orange

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

Top 6%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
46,182
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$129,475
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 $129,475 and home value $556,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 52.6%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating West Orange as a pure owner town.

Within New Jersey, Leonia is the closest lower-income city and Hewitt the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Orange.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 07052, is all of West Orange

There is no split to weigh here: 07052 holds every one of West Orange's 46,182 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into West Orange's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,153 establishments, 12,190 employees , annual payroll $724,046k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07052 (1,153 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (299) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in West Orange, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Essex County, which covers 31 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Orange. See the Essex County roll-up →

West Orange lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Essex County: Montclair, Livingston and Caldwell earn more and Newark, East Orange and Irvington earn less. Livingston marks the far end of that range at $229,806, 77% above West Orange.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
07052 46,182 $129,475 1,153 1,483
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West Orange 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 West Orange, .