Postal Codes

08009 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 08009 covers Berlin, New Jersey, with a population of about 14,967 and a median household income of $101,964.

Population
14,967905 per square mile
Median age
423.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$101,964about the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
7.2%5.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$405,158up 39.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,39216% below the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
31.3%3.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.4%12.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
387

Where 08009 is

Berlin, 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

Population14,967
Median age42
Family households74.5%
Born outside the US7.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.9%
White (non-Hispanic)70.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.2%
Veterans4.8%
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$101,964
Income per person$45,150
Poverty rate7.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k4.7%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k1.3%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k8.2%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k12.3%
$125–150k8.2%
$150–200k17.5%
$200k or more13.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,590
Mean adjusted gross income$83,658
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.6%
Returns, under $25k21.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.5%
Returns, $200k or more6.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$291,500
Median gross rent$1,392
Rent as a share of household income27.4%
Owner-occupied77.4%
Vacant homes3.5%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house71.6%
Attached house9%
2 to 4 units7.2%
5 to 19 units9.2%
20 or more units2.7%
Mobile home0.2%
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$405,158as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 85.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$405,158$129,810

$129,810 in 2000 to $405,158 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.3%
High school diploma or higher94.2%
Works from home8.3%
Drives to work alone78.9%
Takes public transport2.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26%
Health

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

Obesity28% 5.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.8% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.9% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19% 2.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.4% 2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.6% 0.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78% 1.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66% 1.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.5% 6.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12% 5.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.7% 1.7 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)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.1% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments387
People employed5,656
Annual payroll$315,233,000
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 25.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss37.3 out of 100
Community resilience56.4 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 weather90.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire88Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought87.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane72.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave70.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide68.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake65.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning61Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm58.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind52.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado39.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail33.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding32.1Relatively 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$101,964$101,050$78,538
Income per person$45,150$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate7.2%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$291,500$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,392$1,653$1,348
Homeownership77.4%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.3%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%6.2%5.2%
Works from home8.3%15%13.5%
Born outside the US7.5%23.5%13.9%
Median age4240.138.7
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 stationINDIAN MILLS 2 W, NJ US13 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year24 in

Average high and low by month

January42°F / 23.5°F3.68 in rain, 6 in snow
February45°F / 24.4°F3.01 in rain, 8.9 in snow
March52.9°F / 30.9°F4.5 in rain, 3.9 in snow
April65.2°F / 40.2°F3.66 in rain, 0.5 in snow
May74.3°F / 49.9°F3.76 in rain
June82.2°F / 58.7°F4.35 in rain
July86.7°F / 64.4°F5.22 in rain
August84.8°F / 62.4°F5.34 in rain
September78.3°F / 55.4°F4.44 in rain
October67.4°F / 44°F4.35 in rain
November56.3°F / 34.3°F3.46 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December46.6°F / 27.8°F4.58 in rain, 3.9 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 supermarket7% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket81% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket60% 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Winslow Township School District56.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Berlin Borough School District17.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Eastern Camden County Regional School District17.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Pine Hill Borough School District5.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Waterford Township School District2.1% 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Walkability8.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

08091 West Berlin, NJ3 km away
08004 Atco, NJ5.9 km away
08096 Deptford, NJ6.2 km away
08081 Sicklerville, NJ6.8 km away
08021 Clementon, NJ7 km away
08026 Gibbsboro, NJ7.3 km away
08018 Cedar Brook, NJ7.5 km away
08043 Voorhees, 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.

Camden County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area16.54 sq mi
Water area0.2 sq mi
Population density905 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.7788, -74.9308

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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