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07874 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 07874 covers Stanhope, New Jersey, with a population of about 8,498 and a median household income of $125,517.

Population
8,4981,004 per square mile
Median age
40.41.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$125,5171.2× the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
3.8%8.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$454,649up 40.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,735about the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
39.5%4.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
92.5%27.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
167

Where 07874 is

Stanhope, 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

Population8,498
Median age40.4
Family households77.8%
Born outside the US10.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home16%
White (non-Hispanic)74.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Hispanic or Latino18.3%
Veterans4.5%
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$125,517
Income per person$53,307
Poverty rate3.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.3%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k0.7%
$30–35k1.1%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k2.9%
$60–75k9.2%
$75–100k12.2%
$100–125k11.7%
$125–150k13.7%
$150–200k19.3%
$200k or more17.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,670
Mean adjusted gross income$87,792
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.5%
Returns, under $25k20.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.1%
Returns, $200k or more7.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$336,000
Median gross rent$1,735
Rent as a share of household income31.9%
Owner-occupied92.5%
Vacant homes3%
Median year built1968

What the homes are

Detached house85.8%
Attached house5.8%
2 to 4 units4.4%
5 to 19 units3.5%
20 or more units0.5%
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$454,649as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 40.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 103.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$454,649$134,743

$134,743 in 2000 to $454,649 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.5%
High school diploma or higher95.3%
Works from home14.8%
Drives to work alone78.8%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more31.4%
Health

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

Obesity26.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20% 5.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.2% 2.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.9% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 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 year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.8% 4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.7% 10.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.4% 9.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21% 3.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.2% 7.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.1% 9.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.6% 2.8 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 use77.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9% 5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.3% 2.2 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 hours35.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments167
People employed1,714
Annual payroll$77,486,000
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 39.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss53.3 out of 100
Community resilience76.5 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.

Strong wind95.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave88.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather67.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane55.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake42.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm40.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado37.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire32.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave23.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail14Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought2.6Relatively Moderate 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$125,517$101,050$78,538
Income per person$53,307$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate3.8%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$336,000$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,735$1,653$1,348
Homeownership92.5%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.5%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%6.2%5.2%
Works from home14.8%15%13.5%
Born outside the US10.5%23.5%13.9%
Median age40.440.138.7
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 US10.2 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 supermarket39% 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lenape Valley Regional School District45.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Byram Township School District33.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Stanhope Borough School District11.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Hopatcong Borough School District7.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Allamuchy 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 vulnerability7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Walkability6.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

07857 Netcong, NJ2.6 km away
07843 Hopatcong, NJ3.8 km away
07850 Landing, NJ4 km away
07856 Mount Arlington, NJ5.4 km away
07852 Ledgewood, NJ6.2 km away
07821 Andover, NJ6.2 km away
07828 Budd Lake, NJ6.5 km away
07847 Kenvil, NJ8 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.

Sussex County97.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Warren County2.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area8.46 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq mi
Population density1,004 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9217, -74.7004

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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