Deepwater, NJ · standard
ZIP Code 08023
Salem County, New Jersey - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 451
- 173/sq mi
- $65,944
- Median income
- $149,100
- Median home value
- 2.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Deepwater pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, renter-heavy area.
- 40th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 25th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 173
- people per sq mi
- 37%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 08023 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 08023 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Deepwater, Salem County, New Jersey, home to just 451 residents across 2.6 square miles, a density of 173 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 08023 reports a modest median household income of $65,944 (46% below the average New Jersey ZIP), while per-capita income is $25,703. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 0.0% and unemployment is 0.0%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $149,100 (71% below the average New Jersey ZIP), and median rent is $2,141; owner occupancy is 37.0%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 2.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 41.2, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 10 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Salem County, so 08023 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 08023, Deepwater, NJ · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
451
Population
2.6
Area (sq mi)
173
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 08023?
41.2
Median Age
35.7%
Male
64.3%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$65,944
Median Household Income
-46% vs state ZIP avg
$25,703
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
146housing units
146
Total Housing Units
146
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
2.57
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$149,100
Median Home Value
-71% vs state ZIP avg
$2,141
Median Rent
1953
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 14 business establishments in ZIP 08023, employing approximately 377 people with a combined annual payroll of $39,768,000.
14
Businesses
377
Employees
$39.8M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4 | 28.6% |
| Retail trade | 3 | 21.4% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 08023 vs 08069 →
ZIP 08023 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 19720
New Castle (19720)
59,250 residents
- 19810
Wilmington (19810)
25,011 residents
- 19802
Wilmington (19802)
24,621 residents
- 19804 17,944
Wilmington (19804)
17,944 residents
- 19801 16,286
Wilmington (19801)
16,286 residents
- 19809 14,049
Wilmington (19809)
14,049 residents
- 08069 13,076
Penns Grove (08069)
13,076 residents
- 08070 13,059
Pennsville (08070)
13,059 residents
- 19806 9,560
Wilmington (19806)
9,560 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 08023 ranks #0 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 08023 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 19810
Wilmington (19810)
$112,775 median income
- 08067
Pedricktown (08067)
$111,912 median income
- 19806
Wilmington (19806)
$88,855 median income
- 19809
Wilmington (19809)
$81,288 median income
- 19804
Wilmington (19804)
$79,701 median income
- 08070
Pennsville (08070)
$75,697 median income
- 19720
New Castle (19720)
$75,403 median income
- 08069
Penns Grove (08069)
$71,942 median income
- 08023
Deepwater (08023)
$65,944 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 08023 ranks #9 of 9 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08069 | Penns Grove, NJ | 13,076 | 2.7 mi |
| 08070 | Pennsville, NJ | 13,059 | 4.4 mi |
| 19809 | Wilmington, DE | 14,049 | 4.9 mi |
| 19801 | Wilmington, DE | 16,286 | 3.8 mi |
| 19802 | Wilmington, DE | 24,621 | 5.1 mi |
| 08067 | Pedricktown, NJ | 1,635 | 5.7 mi |
| 19810 | Wilmington, DE | 25,011 | 9.1 mi |
| 19806 | Wilmington, DE | 9,560 | 6.3 mi |
| 19720 | New Castle, DE | 59,250 | 6.4 mi |
| 19804 | Wilmington, DE | 17,944 | 6.7 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 08023, both outside NJ so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.