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ZIP Code 08302: Bridgeton, NJ

ZIP code 08302 uses the postal name Bridgeton, New Jersey and lies mostly in Cumberland County (91% of its land) with the rest in Salem County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 47,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $65,516 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Bridgeton (4%), Fairton (2%), Gouldtown (2%), Rosenhayn (2%), Seabrook Farms (2%), Carlls Corner (1%), Deerfield Street (1%), Silver Lake (1%), West Park (under 1%), Roadstown (under 1%), Seeley (under 1%), Sunset Lake (under 1%), Dutch Neck (under 1%), Marlboro (under 1%), Arrowhead Lake (under 1%), Lakeside-Beebe Run (under 1%) and Laurel Heights (under 1%); 82% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
0national area: New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and 5 more
083sectional center: South Jersey, NJ (SCF 080)
02delivery area within it
Town
Bridgeton · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Bridgeton (4%); Fairton (2%) census-designated place; Gouldtown (2%) census-designated place; Rosenhayn (2%) census-designated place
Metro area
Vineland, NJ
House district
NJ-2 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
142.6 sq mi · 331 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 08302?

08302 centers on 39.439°, -75.261° and covers 142.6 square miles of land plus 4.8 of water. It borders 10 ZIP codes: 08353, 08323, 08320, 08352, 08311, 08001, 08318, 08079, 08332, 08098.

08001 · Alloway08079 · Salem08098 · Woodstown08311 · Cedarville08318 · Elmer08320 · Fairton08323 · Greenwich08332 · Millville08352 · Rosenhayn08353 · Shiloh08302 · Bridgeton (this ZIP)083020833208079083180809808311083230800108001 · Alloway08079 · Salem08098 · Woodstown08311 · Cedarville08318 · Elmer08320 · Fairton08323 · Greenwich08332 · Millville08352 · Rosenhayn08353 · Shiloh08302 · Bridgeton (this ZIP)083020833208079083180809808311083230800108001 · Alloway08079 · Salem08098 · Woodstown08311 · Cedarville08318 · Elmer08320 · Fairton08323 · Greenwich08332 · Millville08352 · Rosenhayn08353 · Shiloh08302 · Bridgeton (this ZIP)08302083320807908318080980831108323
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 08302 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 08302, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 08302 compare with the rest of Cumberland County?

Rank of 08302 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure08302In Cumberland CountyIn NJ
People (ACS 2020-2024)47,2791st of 2135th of 598
Median household income$66k6th of 7438th of 476
Median home value$202k7th of 7502nd of 515

Its median household income is higher than in 39% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 68% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 08302?

The 2020 Census counted 47,826 people in 08302; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 47,279. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 2.0% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
47,279
2020 Census count
47,826+2.0% since 2010 (46,872)
Households
14,806
Median age
32.2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 08302?

Of the 47,279 people the ACS estimates in 08302, 27.7% are under 18 and 11.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (41.0%), then White (not Hispanic) (29.5%).

  • Under 1827.7%
  • 18 to 6460.6%
  • 65 and older11.7%
Age of the people of 08302 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Hispanic or Latino41.0%
  • White, not Hispanic29.5%
  • Black, not Hispanic22.8%
  • Other or two or more5.4%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.3%
Race and Hispanic origin in 08302 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 08302 earn?

Median household income is $65,516 (ACS 2020-2024), the 6th highest of the 7 ranked ZIP codes in Cumberland County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($62,774 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$65,516
Income per person
$27,786
Below the poverty line
18.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.9%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
14.6%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$56,87818,660 returns; wages 75% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 08302?

FHFA's house price index for 08302, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 98% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 70% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +11.6% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$202,200
Median gross rent
$1,334
Homes owned by their occupants
58.3%
Housing units
15,995
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Index = 100 in 1986, the first year FHFA reports for 08302; 2025: 477.4. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 08302?

660 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 21 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade117
  • Construction86
  • Other services (except public administration)84
  • Health care and social assistance80
  • Accommodation and food services58
  • Wholesale trade43

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 08302?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 08302, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
08353Shiloh228$71k2.4 mi
08323Greenwich731$83k6.4 mi
08320Fairton1,021–6.5 mi
08352Rosenhayn112$65k7.6 mi
08311Cedarville1,746$86k8.2 mi
08001Alloway854$135k8.8 mi
08318Elmer11,961$93k9.3 mi
08079Salem10,762$55k11.6 mi
08332Millville35,228$68k13.4 mi
08098Woodstown9,680$111k14.3 mi
08072Quinton164$68k10.9 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.