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07024 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 07024 covers Fort Lee, New Jersey, with a population of about 39,785 and a median household income of $105,594.

Population
39,78515,834 per square mile
Median age
47.28.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$105,594about the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
8.4%4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$603,256up 28.2% in five years
Median rent
$2,2571.4× the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
64.8%29.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
57.5%7.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,628

Where 07024 is

Fort Lee, 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

Population39,785
Median age47.2
Family households56%
Born outside the US50.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home60.5%
White (non-Hispanic)38%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)44%
Hispanic or Latino12.3%
Veterans2.1%
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$105,594
Income per person$65,793
Poverty rate8.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.1%
$10–15k3.4%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k2.0%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k4.7%
$60–75k7.1%
$75–100k10.0%
$100–125k10.3%
$125–150k8.2%
$150–200k12.3%
$200k or more21.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed19,890
Mean adjusted gross income$130,406
Returns declaring $200,000 or more15.5%
Returns, under $25k21.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.3%
Returns, $200k or more15.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$422,200
Median gross rent$2,257
Rent as a share of household income30.5%
Owner-occupied57.5%
Vacant homes6.2%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house13.7%
Attached house6.6%
2 to 4 units10%
5 to 19 units8%
20 or more units61.3%
Mobile home0.5%
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$603,256as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 50.5%
Typical asking rent$3,530as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 34%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 53.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$603,256$226,799

$226,799 in 2000 to $603,256 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$3,530$2,189

$2,189 in 2015 to $3,530 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.8%
High school diploma or higher95%
Works from home19.6%
Drives to work alone47%
Takes public transport20.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.5%
Health

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

Obesity21.8% 11.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.4% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.2% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression11.8% 10.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.8% 4.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma7.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.9% 6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8% 6.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.3% 1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.2% 7.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability20.6% 10.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.9% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5% 9.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.9% 7.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.4% 2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10% 4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.8% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.5% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,628
People employed13,522
Annual payroll$1,187,274,000
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 18.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss13.7 out of 100
Community resilience67 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.

Winter weather73.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane68.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind63.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake61.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave55.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave44.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado39.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide37.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding30.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm24.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire10.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding9.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail8.7Very 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$105,594$101,050$78,538
Income per person$65,793$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate8.4%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$422,200$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$2,257$1,653$1,348
Homeownership57.5%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.8%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate5%6.2%5.2%
Works from home19.6%15%13.5%
Born outside the US50.4%23.5%13.9%
Median age47.240.138.7
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 stationTETERBORO AP, NJ US7.3 km away
Rain in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January39.9°F / 25.7°F3.28 in rain
February42.8°F / 27°F2.82 in rain
March50.6°F / 34°F4.09 in rain
April62.5°F / 43.7°F3.97 in rain
May73.1°F / 53.3°F3.94 in rain
June82°F / 63.1°F4.25 in rain
July87°F / 68.9°F4.45 in rain
August85.1°F / 67.3°F4.25 in rain
September78.4°F / 59.9°F4.11 in rain
October66.8°F / 47.9°F3.73 in rain
November55.5°F / 38.3°F3.3 in rain
December44.9°F / 30.8°F4.1 in rain
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Fort Lee Borough School District100% 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 vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Walkability16.1 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

07605 Leonia, NJ1.8 km away
07650 Palisades Park, NJ1.8 km away
07020 Edgewater, NJ2.1 km away
07657 Ridgefield, NJ3 km away
10032 New York, NY3 km away
10033 New York, NY3.3 km away
07010 Cliffside Park, NJ3.3 km away
10031 New York, NY3.5 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.

Bergen County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.51 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq mi
Population density15,834 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.8503, -73.9745

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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