First three digits · New Jersey
ZIP Codes Starting with
8 ZIP codes start with 072, sorted at the Dv Daniels, NJ (SCF 070) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in New Jersey: 7 residential ZIP codes across 1 county and 1 PO Box or single-organization code (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 072 mean?
The first digit, 0, is one of ten national areas (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, U.S. Virgin Islands and Armed Forces Europe). The first three, 072, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 072 to the Dv Daniels, NJ (SCF 070) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 072 ZIP codes are Elizabeth, Elizabethport, Roselle, Hillside and Roselle Park.
The same facility sorts 7 prefixes, 239 ZIP codes in all: 070, 071, 072, 073, 079, 088, 089.
Where are the 072 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 072
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07201 | Elizabeth | Union County | 28,467 | 4,422 | $60k | $468k |
| 07202 | Elizabeth | Union County | 44,968 | 19,441 | $71k | $432k |
| 07203 | Roselle | Union County | 22,646 | 8,594 | $93k | $380k |
| 07204 | Roselle Park | Union County | 14,093 | 11,504 | $110k | $443k |
| 07205 | Hillside | Union County | 22,349 | 8,080 | $100k | $397k |
| 07206 | Elizabethport | Union County | 31,930 | 17,968 | $68k | $453k |
| 07207 | Elizabeth | Union County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 07208 | Elizabeth | Union County | 31,937 | 17,822 | $66k | $459k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.