Middlesex

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New Jersey

Middlesex is a major-metro county in New Jersey with 35 ZIP codes, 792,725 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, Middlesex, 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
792,725
combined ZIP population
35
USPS ZIP codes covered
$116,303
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.

Middlesex lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 34023, 35 ZIPs, combined population 792,725). 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 08854 (Piscataway) with 55,961 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 34023, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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35

Total ZIPs

792,725

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Middlesex

Side-by-side: Compare 08854 vs 08901 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
08854 Piscataway 55,961 1,149
08901 New Brunswick 55,223 3,343
08861 Perth Amboy 53,099 3,986
08816 East Brunswick 46,298 868
08831 Monroe Township 45,620 350
08817 Edison 44,621 1,605
08902 North Brunswick 41,153 1,168
08857 Old Bridge 39,898 632
08820 Edison 39,590 1,475
08879 South Amboy 23,537 1,260
07080 South Plainfield 23,377 1,092
07008 Carteret 22,844 1,994
08859 Parlin 21,526 1,844
08536 Plainsboro 20,073 1,061
07095 Woodbridge 19,844 1,852
08872 Sayreville 18,811 811
08830 Iselin 18,459 2,245
07067 Colonia 18,036 1,734
08852 Monmouth Junction 17,220 474
08840 Metuchen 16,558 1,985
07001 Avenel 16,305 1,672
08882 South River 16,008 2,227
08837 Edison 15,847 677
08812 Dunellen 14,296 1,049
08904 Highland Park 13,982 2,964
08846 Middlesex 13,635 1,510
08863 Fords 12,320 1,866
08824 Kendall Park 12,115 1,201
08810 Dayton 8,401 447
08850 Milltown 8,281 1,302
08884 Spotswood 8,257 1,372
07064 Port Reading 3,723 1,033
08832 Keasbey 2,863 757
07077 Sewaren 2,766 692
08828 Helmetta 2,178 1,015

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Middlesex?

Middlesex has a total population of 792,725 across 35 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Middlesex?

Middlesex includes 35 ZIP codes: 08854, 08901, 08861, 08816, 08831, 08817, 08902, 08857, 08820, 08879, and more.

Middlesex'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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