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07940 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 07940 covers Madison, New Jersey, with a population of about 17,675 and a median household income of $168,520.

Population
17,6753,598 per square mile
Median age
35.23.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$168,5201.7× the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
2.8%9.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,079,886up 37% in five years
Median rent
$2,2481.4× the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
70.7%35.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
64.2%0.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
522

Where 07940 is

Madison, 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

Population17,675
Median age35.2
Family households69.2%
Born outside the US14.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.1%
White (non-Hispanic)72.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.7%
Hispanic or Latino14.4%
Veterans2.6%
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$168,520
Income per person$80,878
Poverty rate2.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k0.2%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k1.9%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k3.5%
$75–100k6.3%
$100–125k8.5%
$125–150k7.7%
$150–200k13.1%
$200k or more41.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,540
Mean adjusted gross income$263,025
Returns declaring $200,000 or more32.9%
Returns, under $25k22.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.5%
Returns, $200k or more32.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$883,200
Median gross rent$2,248
Rent as a share of household income28.4%
Owner-occupied64.2%
Vacant homes2.9%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house62.8%
Attached house6.9%
2 to 4 units15.3%
5 to 19 units7.8%
20 or more units7.2%
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$1,079,886as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 52.6%
Typical asking rent$3,485as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,079,886$384,109

$384,109 in 2000 to $1,079,886 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher70.7%
High school diploma or higher96.7%
Works from home24.7%
Drives to work alone52.2%
Takes public transport7.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.9%
Health

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

Obesity20.6% 12.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes6.4% 5.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.7% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure24.8% 9.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.2% 10.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.2% 5.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.4% 10 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis17.4% 7.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.3% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.6% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68% 3.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.2% 3.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist76.4% 15.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability18.5% 12.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7% 10.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps3.4% 10.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.7% 7.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability6.6% 7.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.7% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.9% 2.1 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 hours31.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.5% 8.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.7% 2.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments522
People employed11,723
Annual payroll$1,187,098,000
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 30.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss39.6 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.

Winter weather81Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave67.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane66.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake62.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave43Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado42.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide39.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire34.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought19.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail18.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm18.2Very 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$168,520$101,050$78,538
Income per person$80,878$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate2.8%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$883,200$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$2,248$1,653$1,348
Homeownership64.2%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher70.7%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate6.8%6.2%5.2%
Works from home24.7%15%13.5%
Born outside the US14.7%23.5%13.9%
Median age35.240.138.7
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 stationCANOE BROOK, NJ US5.7 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year24 in

Average high and low by month

January39.5°F / 21.9°F3.53 in rain, 5.8 in snow
February41.8°F / 23°F2.96 in rain, 8.4 in snow
March49.8°F / 30.6°F4.19 in rain, 4.6 in snow
April62.4°F / 40.5°F4.03 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May72.3°F / 50.4°F4.05 in rain
June81.5°F / 59.9°F4.77 in rain
July86.3°F / 65.6°F4.68 in rain
August84.7°F / 63.7°F4.94 in rain
September77.9°F / 56.3°F4.64 in rain
October65.6°F / 44.1°F4.58 in rain
November54.2°F / 34.8°F3.6 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December44.1°F / 27.6°F4.43 in rain, 4.1 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 supermarket49% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket23% 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.

Madison Borough School District82.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Florham Park Borough School District6.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Hanover Park Regional School District6.3% of this ZIP code's land area
The Chathams School District5.2% 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 vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability10.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

07932 Florham Park, NJ2.7 km away
07935 Green Village, NJ3.5 km away
07928 Chatham, NJ3.5 km away
07976 New Vernon, NJ6.3 km away
07902 Summit, NJ6.7 km away
07974 New Providence, NJ6.7 km away
07901 Summit, NJ6.7 km away
07961 Convent Station, NJ6.7 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 area4.91 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density3,598 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7599, -74.4179

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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