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07849 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 07849 covers Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, with a population of about 8,475 and a median household income of $111,081.

Population
8,4751,266 per square mile
Median age
47.48.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$111,0811.1× the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
2.9%9.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$537,592up 30.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,594about the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
44%9 points above the US average
Homeownership
93.5%28.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
236

Where 07849 is

Lake Hopatcong, 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

Population8,475
Median age47.4
Family households73.3%
Born outside the US12.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.5%
White (non-Hispanic)72.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Hispanic or Latino10.9%
Veterans5.9%
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$111,081
Income per person$56,279
Poverty rate2.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k0.9%
$25–30k0.3%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k0.3%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k16.8%
$60–75k6.6%
$75–100k9.3%
$100–125k13.0%
$125–150k5.3%
$150–200k16.3%
$200k or more22.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,470
Mean adjusted gross income$112,008
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12.8%
Returns, under $25k20.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.4%
Returns, $200k or more12.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$412,800
Median gross rent$1,594
Rent as a share of household income33%
Owner-occupied93.5%
Vacant homes8.9%
Median year built1966

What the homes are

Detached house90.2%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units2.6%
5 to 19 units3.5%
20 or more units0.4%
Mobile home2.4%
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$537,592as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$537,592$179,299

$179,299 in 2000 to $537,592 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher44%
High school diploma or higher95%
Works from home10.6%
Drives to work alone79.8%
Takes public transport4.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.8%
Health

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

Obesity24.2% 9.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.3% 7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.4% 5.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76% 1.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.3% 1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.6% 10.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.2% 9.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.9% 8.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5% 9.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.1% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9% 5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.2% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments236
People employed1,867
Annual payroll$105,890,000
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 36.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss49.2 out of 100
Community resilience82.9 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.

Landslide87Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave72.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane68.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning61.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave49.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire36.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm21.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail20.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche6.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0.3Very 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$111,081$101,050$78,538
Income per person$56,279$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate2.9%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$412,800$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,594$1,653$1,348
Homeownership93.5%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher44%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate1.7%6.2%5.2%
Works from home10.6%15%13.5%
Born outside the US12.6%23.5%13.9%
Median age47.440.138.7
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 stationANDOVER AEROFLEX AP, NJ US12.2 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January35.9°F / 18.9°F3.27 in rain
February39.2°F / 19.6°F2.83 in rain
March47.8°F / 27.9°F4.07 in rain
April60.8°F / 38.2°F3.78 in rain
May71°F / 48°F3.83 in rain
June79.1°F / 57.1°F4.54 in rain
July83.6°F / 61.8°F5.06 in rain
August81.5°F / 60.1°F4.85 in rain
September74.4°F / 52.4°F4.32 in rain
October62.9°F / 41.7°F4.64 in rain
November51.6°F / 32.4°F3.43 in rain
December40.8°F / 24.8°F4.18 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 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%.

Jefferson Township School District99.6% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% 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.

07856 Mount Arlington, NJ3.2 km away
07843 Hopatcong, NJ4.3 km away
07885 Wharton, NJ4.7 km away
07850 Landing, NJ5.9 km away
07801 Dover, NJ6.7 km away
07847 Kenvil, NJ7.7 km away
07874 Stanhope, NJ8 km away
07803 Mine Hill, NJ8.5 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.

Morris County99.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Sussex County0.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.7 sq mi
Water area1.99 sq mi
Population density1,266 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9506, -74.6129

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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