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07039 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 07039 covers Livingston, New Jersey, with a population of about 31,128 and a median household income of $218,416.

Population
31,1282,260 per square mile
Median age
44.35.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$218,4162.2× the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
2.2%10.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,113,222up 39.5% in five years
Median rent
$2,9531.8× the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
73%38 points above the US average
Homeownership
86.2%21.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,235

Where 07039 is

Livingston, 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

Population31,128
Median age44.3
Family households83%
Born outside the US30.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home37.2%
White (non-Hispanic)56.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)31.4%
Hispanic or Latino5.1%
Veterans1.9%
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$218,416
Income per person$95,183
Poverty rate2.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k0.1%
$15–20k0.4%
$20–25k0.4%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k0.8%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k0.4%
$50–60k2.6%
$60–75k3.9%
$75–100k4.9%
$100–125k7.3%
$125–150k8.3%
$150–200k11.7%
$200k or more52.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,690
Mean adjusted gross income$290,976
Returns declaring $200,000 or more37.8%
Returns, under $25k18.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k8.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k8.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.4%
Returns, $200k or more37.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$746,100
Median gross rent$2,953
Rent as a share of household income26.3%
Owner-occupied86.2%
Vacant homes2.4%
Median year built1961

What the homes are

Detached house84.4%
Attached house5.9%
2 to 4 units1.5%
5 to 19 units1.8%
20 or more units6.3%
Mobile home0.2%
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$1,113,222as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 66.2%
Typical asking rent$4,375as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,113,222$353,159

$353,159 in 2000 to $1,113,222 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher73%
High school diploma or higher96.3%
Works from home30.6%
Drives to work alone51.2%
Takes public transport12.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more36.8%
Health

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

Obesity18.8% 14.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.5% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.4% 7.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.6% 9.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression13.9% 8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18% 7.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma7.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.2% 6.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability7.4% 7.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.6% 3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist77.3% 16 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability17.4% 13.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21% 3.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.6% 10.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps3% 11.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.8% 5.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.9% 7.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport3.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.2% 5.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.4% 6.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2% 2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31% 5.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.1% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,235
People employed20,263
Annual payroll$1,398,938,000
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 65.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss71.8 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.

River flooding84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave84.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind70.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather67.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail58.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave55.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado53.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire38Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning37.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.9Relatively 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$218,416$101,050$78,538
Income per person$95,183$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate2.2%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$746,100$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$2,953$1,653$1,348
Homeownership86.2%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher73%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate4.1%6.2%5.2%
Works from home30.6%15%13.5%
Born outside the US30.1%23.5%13.9%
Median age44.340.138.7
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 stationESSEX FELLS SERVICE BLDG, NJ US5.5 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January38.3°F / 21.4°F3.64 in rain
February41°F / 22.5°F2.93 in rain
March49.4°F / 29.8°F4.16 in rain
April62.8°F / 39.6°F4.08 in rain
May72.2°F / 49°F4.04 in rain
June80.5°F / 58.8°F4.6 in rain
July85.6°F / 64.2°F4.8 in rain
August84.2°F / 62.5°F4.47 in rain
September77.5°F / 54.3°F4.53 in rain
October65°F / 42.9°F4.31 in rain
November53.2°F / 34.2°F3.64 in rain
December43.3°F / 27.3°F3.41 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 supermarket93% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Livingston Township 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 vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability12.2 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

07068 Roseland, NJ3.7 km away
07936 East Hanover, NJ4.9 km away
07052 West Orange, NJ5.4 km away
07021 Essex Fells, NJ5.5 km away
07078 Short Hills, NJ5.9 km away
07932 Florham Park, NJ6.3 km away
07051 Orange, NJ6.3 km away
07184 Newark, NJ6.3 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 area13.77 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq mi
Population density2,260 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7896, -74.3202

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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