State profile · NJ
New Jersey ZIP Codes
Demographics, income, and housing across every ZIP code in New Jersey, benchmarked against all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.
- 595
- ZIP codes
- 8,791,894
- Population
- $121,992
- Avg ZIP income
- 21
- Counties
The verdict
Texas leads ZIP coverage at 1,935 ZCTAs (#1 of 52). That is not the income board: New Jersey's unweighted average ZIP household income is $121,992 (#1 of 52) on 595 ZCTAs.
- Texas
- ZIP-count #1 (1,935)
- New Jersey
- income #1 ($121,992)
- #24
- of 52 by ZIP count
- #1
- of 52 by avg income
ZIP-count and income are separate boards among 52 reporting states and territories. Income is the unweighted mean of each ZIP's ACS 2019–2023 median household income, so a rural code counts the same as a dense metro.
A high-income state on a compact ZIP set (595 codes · 21 counties): average household income $121,992 and home value $516,384 usually track the largest city more tightly than in mosaic states. Median age sits near 43.1. Skip mega-state synthesis; jump from this profile into the top city and its primary ZIP for the street-level read.
Population is dispersed across many cities (largest share ~3% in Newark). No single metro owns the narrative: scan the largest-cities chart for several peers, then pick counties from different regions before drilling to ZIP detail. Unweighted ZIP averages are especially noisy on this dispersed map.
Compact ZIP geography: the state page is closer to a directory than a mega-atlas. Prefer the largest city page and its primary ZIP over scanning every county, and keep the FAQ answers as the quick census totals.
Largest cities in New Jersey
Top 10 cities by population in New Jersey
Total resident population aggregated from every ZIP code the Census assigns to each city.
- Newark
Newark, NJ
277,237 residents
- Jersey City
Jersey City, NJ
247,530 residents
- Trenton
Trenton, NJ
226,568 residents
- Paterson
Paterson, NJ
146,199 residents
- Toms River
Toms River, NJ
122,197 residents
- Edison 100,058
Edison, NJ
100,058 residents
- Elizabeth 98,331
Elizabeth, NJ
98,331 residents
- Lakewood 92,843
Lakewood, NJ
92,843 residents
- Clifton 83,648
Clifton, NJ
83,648 residents
- Camden 75,683
Camden, NJ
75,683 residents
What this shows No single metro owns New Jersey: the top-10 cities share the map, and most of the 537 places are far smaller – use several peers before drilling to ZIP detail.
Counties in New Jersey
Which cities have the most ZIPs in New Jersey?
Side-by-side: Compare 08701 vs 07055 →
ZIP Codes in New Jersey
More NJ ZIP codes
Official Data Resources for New Jersey
Compact ZIP geography: start at Census ACS for New Jersey, then BLS wages for the labor-market side of the same small map.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is New Jersey compact enough to browse ZIP by ZIP?
Yes – 595 codes and 21 counties put New Jersey in compact geography. Prefer the largest city page and its primary ZIP; the roll-ups here are quick census totals, not a substitute for opening one urban and one thin-edge code.
Does New Jersey's above-median ZIP income mean every market is expensive?
No. The unweighted ZIP mean ($121,992) still mixes dense suburbs with thinner edges, and home values average $516,384. Open the densest metro and one thin-edge county before reading affordability from the state line alone.
Why doesn't one city define New Jersey?
Population is dispersed (largest share ~3% in Newark). Scan several peers on the largest-cities chart, then pick counties from different regions before drilling to ZIP detail – unweighted ZIP averages are especially noisy on a dispersed map.
Take this with you
What to do with New Jersey's numbers, next.
- See how New Jersey compares to a neighboring state on the same Census fields Compare states
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Figures describe 2019–2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates aggregated from ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs), Census Bureau approximations of USPS ZIP codes, not any single address.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023); USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Areas via the HUD USPS Crosswalk.
Read our methodology to see how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.