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07853 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 07853 covers Long Valley, New Jersey, with a population of about 12,360 and a median household income of $183,692.

Population
12,360380 per square mile
Median age
44.35.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$183,6921.8× the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
3.2%9.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$751,263up 31.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,7451.1× the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
63.5%28.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
95%30 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
242

Where 07853 is

Long Valley, 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

Population12,360
Median age44.3
Family households83.4%
Born outside the US9.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.2%
White (non-Hispanic)80.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Hispanic or Latino11.8%
Veterans3.5%
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$183,692
Income per person$77,100
Poverty rate3.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k0.9%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k0.3%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k0.2%
$45–50k0.5%
$50–60k2.7%
$60–75k4.5%
$75–100k9.5%
$100–125k8.5%
$125–150k6.8%
$150–200k12.8%
$200k or more47.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,240
Mean adjusted gross income$165,997
Returns declaring $200,000 or more25.8%
Returns, under $25k18.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.2%
Returns, $200k or more25.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$601,000
Median gross rent$1,745
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied95%
Vacant homes2.3%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house94%
Attached house3.1%
2 to 4 units1%
5 to 19 units0.3%
Mobile home1.7%
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$751,263as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 58.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$751,263$289,039

$289,039 in 2000 to $751,263 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher63.5%
High school diploma or higher98.4%
Works from home26.3%
Drives to work alone68.7%
Takes public transport1.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more37.8%
Health

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

Obesity22.9% 10.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8% 4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.2% 5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.3% 3.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.2% 9.1 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%
Depression16.1% 5.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.2% 9.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.1% 3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77% 2.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.8% 1.6 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% 2.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist76.7% 15.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19.1% 11.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.3% 10.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps3.5% 10.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.1% 7.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.3% 4.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.9% 2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8% 6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.9% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.2% 7.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments242
People employed1,658
Annual payroll$83,882,000
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 39% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss61.2 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.

Drought92.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind69.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane62.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave62.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake49.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado43.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm32.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail30.9Relatively 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$183,692$101,050$78,538
Income per person$77,100$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate3.2%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$601,000$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,745$1,653$1,348
Homeownership95%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher63.5%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%6.2%5.2%
Works from home26.3%15%13.5%
Born outside the US9.1%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 stationSOMERVILLE SOMERSET AP, NJ US20.7 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January39.3°F / 20.6°F3.16 in rain
February42.8°F / 22.3°F2.2 in rain
March50.7°F / 29.5°F3.89 in rain
April63.1°F / 38.9°F3.59 in rain
May73°F / 48.2°F3.54 in rain
June81.4°F / 57.6°F4.23 in rain
July86.2°F / 63°F4.93 in rain
August84.3°F / 61.3°F5.18 in rain
September77.7°F / 53.8°F3.82 in rain
October65.9°F / 42.1°F3.67 in rain
November54.9°F / 32.9°F3.41 in rain
December44.1°F / 26.2°F3.87 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 supermarket9% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Washington Township School District49.3% of this ZIP code's land area
West Morris Regional School District49.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Mount Olive Township School District1.5% 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 vulnerability8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

07870 Schooleys Mountain, NJ2.6 km away
07840 Hackettstown, NJ8.3 km away
07830 Califon, NJ8.3 km away
07930 Chester, NJ9.2 km away
07836 Flanders, NJ9.6 km away
07828 Budd Lake, NJ10.2 km away
07979 Pottersville, NJ10.7 km away
07865 Port Murray, NJ10.9 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area32.52 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq mi
Population density380 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7878, -74.7870

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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