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07866 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 07866 covers Rockaway, New Jersey, with a population of about 22,632 and a median household income of $123,828.

Population
22,632984 per square mile
Median age
45.36.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$123,8281.2× the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
3.9%8.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$575,419up 34.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,604about the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
50.2%15.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
81%16 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
807

Where 07866 is

Rockaway, 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

Population22,632
Median age45.3
Family households69.9%
Born outside the US14.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home21.6%
White (non-Hispanic)74.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.5%
Hispanic or Latino15.9%
Veterans3%
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$123,828
Income per person$62,446
Poverty rate3.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k1.3%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k0.4%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k5.3%
$50–60k4.1%
$60–75k7.3%
$75–100k8.4%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k8.8%
$150–200k15.6%
$200k or more25.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,270
Mean adjusted gross income$108,150
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13%
Returns, under $25k19.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.3%
Returns, $200k or more13.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$434,200
Median gross rent$1,604
Rent as a share of household income24.9%
Owner-occupied81%
Vacant homes2%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house66%
Attached house8.5%
2 to 4 units3%
5 to 19 units7.6%
20 or more units14.1%
Mobile home0.7%
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$575,419as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 70.1%
Typical asking rent$2,669as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$575,419$198,110

$198,110 in 2000 to $575,419 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.2%
High school diploma or higher96.6%
Works from home22.2%
Drives to work alone69.4%
Takes public transport1.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.2%
Health

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

Obesity23.4% 10 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9% 3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.1% 7.2 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%
Depression15.6% 6.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.4% 6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.7% 2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.4% 12.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.5% 9.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.5% 8.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.7% 9.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.8% 6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.2% 4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.5% 3.3 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)10.8% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.1% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments807
People employed11,196
Annual payroll$537,034,000
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 54.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss73.9 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.

Landslide84.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake68.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought67.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave66.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire48.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave42.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail22.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm19Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche6.8Very 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$123,828$101,050$78,538
Income per person$62,446$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate3.9%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$434,200$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,604$1,653$1,348
Homeownership81%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.2%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate6.7%6.2%5.2%
Works from home22.2%15%13.5%
Born outside the US14.4%23.5%13.9%
Median age45.340.138.7
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 stationBOONTON 1 SE, NJ US10.1 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January37.6°F / 20.6°F3.73 in rain
February40°F / 21.8°F2.79 in rain
March48.4°F / 28.7°F4.16 in rain
April61.1°F / 39.1°F3.63 in rain
May71°F / 49.3°F3.95 in rain
June80.7°F / 58.8°F4.91 in rain
July85.4°F / 64°F4.7 in rain
August83.6°F / 62.1°F3.67 in rain
September76.5°F / 54.4°F4.68 in rain
October64.1°F / 42.4°F4.54 in rain
November52.6°F / 33.1°F4.06 in rain
December42.4°F / 26.2°F4.36 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 supermarket28% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket3% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Morris Hills Regional School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Rockaway Township School District42.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Rockaway Borough School District4.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Denville Township School District2.6% 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 vulnerability13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Walkability7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

07842 Hibernia, NJ2.7 km away
07801 Dover, NJ3.2 km away
07834 Denville, NJ4.2 km away
07878 Mount Tabor, NJ6.3 km away
07885 Wharton, NJ6.5 km away
07046 Mountain Lakes, NJ6.8 km away
07803 Mine Hill, NJ8.1 km away
07005 Boonton, NJ8.1 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 area23.01 sq mi
Water area1.83 sq mi
Population density984 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9229, -74.5094

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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