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07648 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 07648 covers Norwood, New Jersey, with a population of about 5,668 and a median household income of $164,766.

Population
5,6682,035 per square mile
Median age
47.58.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$164,7661.6× the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
3.3%9.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$927,081up 29.4% in five years
Degree or higher
60%25 points above the US average
Homeownership
80.2%15.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
218

Where 07648 is

Norwood, 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

Population5,668
Median age47.5
Family households76.9%
Born outside the US27.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home38.5%
White (non-Hispanic)59.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)30.3%
Hispanic or Latino6.4%
Veterans3.7%
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$164,766
Income per person$64,002
Poverty rate3.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k2.7%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k0.5%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k4.5%
$60–75k2.6%
$75–100k6.2%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k4.4%
$150–200k19.2%
$200k or more35.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,800
Mean adjusted gross income$171,586
Returns declaring $200,000 or more23.2%
Returns, under $25k19.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.9%
Returns, $200k or more23.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$676,400
Rent as a share of household income37.1%
Owner-occupied80.2%
Vacant homes3.3%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house65.4%
Attached house17.6%
2 to 4 units6.8%
5 to 19 units0.4%
20 or more units9.7%
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$927,081as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 49.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$927,081$301,435

$301,435 in 2000 to $927,081 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher60%
High school diploma or higher97.4%
Works from home21.3%
Drives to work alone60.9%
Takes public transport4.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more30.4%
Health

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

Obesity21.5% 11.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.9% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.4% 7.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression12.8% 9.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.9% 3.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma7.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.7% 6.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability7.8% 7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.9% 11.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability20% 10.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.2% 9.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps3.4% 10.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.1% 7.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.4% 7.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.1% 5.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.9% 4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.8% 5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.6% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.4% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost3.2% 9.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments218
People employed1,956
Annual payroll$123,204,000
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 46.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss56.2 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 weather77.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane76.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake75.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave57.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning50.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide50Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave44.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire44.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm39.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail13.3Very 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$164,766$101,050$78,538
Income per person$64,002$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate3.3%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$676,400$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,653$1,348
Homeownership80.2%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher60%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate1.2%6.2%5.2%
Works from home21.3%15%13.5%
Born outside the US27.4%23.5%13.9%
Median age47.540.138.7
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 stationDOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY, NY US10.5 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year33 in

Average high and low by month

January39.8°F / 23.1°F3.87 in rain, 9.4 in snow
February42.9°F / 24.5°F3.3 in rain, 10.9 in snow
March50.7°F / 31°F4.37 in rain, 5.8 in snow
April62.8°F / 40.1°F4.26 in rain, 0.7 in snow
May73°F / 49.5°F4.27 in rain
June80.8°F / 58.8°F4.58 in rain
July85.6°F / 64.4°F4.53 in rain
August83.9°F / 63.2°F4.44 in rain
September76.9°F / 56.1°F4.61 in rain
October65.4°F / 45.1°F4.43 in rain
November54.4°F / 36°F3.88 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December44.5°F / 28.6°F4.7 in rain, 5.6 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 supermarket100% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Northern Valley Regional School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Norwood Borough School District50% 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability8.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

07640 Harrington Park, NJ1.9 km away
07647 Northvale, NJ2.2 km away
07624 Closter, NJ2.6 km away
10964 Palisades, NY3.3 km away
10983 Tappan, NY3.7 km away
07675 Westwood, NJ4.2 km away
10976 Sparkill, NY4.5 km away
07627 Demarest, NJ4.5 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 area2.79 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density2,035 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9952, -73.9582

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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