Mercer

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New Jersey

Mercer is a major-metro county in New Jersey with 22 ZIP codes, 390,132 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Mercer, NJ sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 3%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
390,132
combined ZIP population
22
USPS ZIP codes covered
$113,696
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Mercer lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 34021, 22 ZIPs, combined population 390,132). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 08540 (Princeton) with 47,115 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 34021, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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22

Total ZIPs

390,132

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Mercer

Side-by-side: Compare 08540 vs 08618 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
08540 Princeton 47,115 350
08618 Trenton 38,229 2,432
08648 Lawrence Township 32,263 745
08610 Trenton 30,468 1,525
08611 Trenton 28,038 4,115
08520 Hightstown 27,869 613
08638 Trenton 22,832 1,532
08619 Trenton 22,723 879
08550 Princeton Junction 19,445 404
08690 Trenton 18,567 1,023
08691 Trenton 15,104 223
08620 Trenton 14,693 633
08609 Trenton 13,546 3,830
08534 Pennington 12,929 228
08629 Trenton 12,331 5,979
08512 Cranbury 10,105 184
08628 Trenton 9,054 501
08542 Princeton 5,189 3,868
08525 Hopewell 4,767 83
08560 Titusville 3,656 104
08608 Trenton 983 1,195
08561 Windsor 226 73

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Mercer?

Mercer has a total population of 390,132 across 22 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Mercer?

Mercer includes 22 ZIP codes: 08540, 08618, 08648, 08610, 08611, 08520, 08638, 08619, 08550, 08690, and more.

Mercer's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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