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07017 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 07017 covers East Orange, New Jersey, with a population of about 40,809 and a median household income of $61,552.

Population
40,80918,043 per square mile
Median age
36.22.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$61,55239% below the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
17.4%5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$490,332up 35.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,34619% below the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
21.8%13.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
31.3%33.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
310

Where 07017 is

East Orange, New Jersey — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population40,809
Median age36.2
Family households54%
Born outside the US26.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.2%
White (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)75.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Hispanic or Latino12.1%
Veterans4.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$61,552
Income per person$31,793
Poverty rate17.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.6%
$10–15k6.3%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k6.2%
$25–30k4.3%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k6.6%
$50–60k6.2%
$60–75k7.8%
$75–100k13.5%
$100–125k11.9%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k6.2%
$200k or more5.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed18,090
Mean adjusted gross income$47,208
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1%
Returns, under $25k33.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.8%
Returns, $200k or more1.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$316,700
Median gross rent$1,346
Rent as a share of household income30.3%
Owner-occupied31.3%
Vacant homes4.5%
Median year built1956

What the homes are

Detached house19.9%
Attached house3.9%
2 to 4 units27.1%
5 to 19 units13.8%
20 or more units35.1%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$490,332as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 180.6%
Typical asking rent$1,973as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 28.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$494,833$130,465

$130,465 in 2000 to $490,332 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,982$1,532

$1,532 in 2021 to $1,973 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%
High school diploma or higher88.3%
Works from home8.4%
Drives to work alone60.9%
Takes public transport19.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more33.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.4% 2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression15.2% 6.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.3% 7.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22% 3.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.2% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support33.2% 8.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity30% 12.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps23.2% 8.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity26% 12.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport15% 5.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat16.5% 7.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours46.7% 10.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17% 4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments310
People employed3,122
Annual payroll$163,554,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 24.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss13.4 out of 100
Community resilience23.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Heat wave80.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind64Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane61.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake61.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather60.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave51Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado43.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail40.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding36.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning32.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide22.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm19.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire4.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New Jersey and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew JerseyUnited States
Median household income$61,552$101,050$78,538
Income per person$31,793$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate17.4%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$316,700$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,346$1,653$1,348
Homeownership31.3%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate10.7%6.2%5.2%
Works from home8.4%15%13.5%
Born outside the US26.5%23.5%13.9%
Median age36.240.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationHARRISON, NJ US5.3 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year28 in

Average high and low by month

January39.4°F / 24.9°F3.66 in rain, 8 in snow
February42.3°F / 26.1°F3.26 in rain, 8.4 in snow
March49.9°F / 32.7°F4.3 in rain, 4.7 in snow
April61.8°F / 43.1°F4.07 in rain, 0.7 in snow
May72.1°F / 53.5°F4.36 in rain
June81.5°F / 63.3°F4.87 in rain
July86.8°F / 68.9°F4.81 in rain
August84.6°F / 67°F4.38 in rain
September77.5°F / 60.1°F4.33 in rain
October65.6°F / 47.7°F4.15 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November54.2°F / 38°F3.65 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December44°F / 30.5°F4.58 in rain, 5.9 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket50% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

East Orange City School District99.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability85more vulnerable than 85% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status97more vulnerable than 97% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Walkability13.6 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

07019 East Orange, NJ0.3 km away
07018 East Orange, NJ1.8 km away
07107 Newark, NJ1.9 km away
07050 Orange, NJ2.3 km away
07104 Newark, NJ3.2 km away
07103 Newark, NJ3.7 km away
07106 Newark, NJ3.8 km away
07028 Glen Ridge, NJ3.8 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Essex County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.26 sq mi
Population density18,043 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7696, -74.2077

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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