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08016 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 08016 covers Burlington, New Jersey, with a population of about 34,801 and a median household income of $92,560.

Population
34,8011,609 per square mile
Median age
41.62.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$92,5608% below the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
11.1%1.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$402,385up 38% in five years
Median rent
$1,34319% below the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
33.9%1.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.1%8.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
758

Where 08016 is

Burlington, 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

Population34,801
Median age41.6
Family households66.9%
Born outside the US14.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.7%
White (non-Hispanic)43.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)33.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7%
Hispanic or Latino9.1%
Veterans7.5%
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$92,560
Income per person$43,783
Poverty rate11.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.5%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k7.3%
$75–100k12.1%
$100–125k13.5%
$125–150k8.4%
$150–200k9.6%
$200k or more15.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed17,730
Mean adjusted gross income$76,530
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.1%
Returns, under $25k24.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.3%
Returns, $200k or more6.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$308,000
Median gross rent$1,343
Rent as a share of household income29.3%
Owner-occupied73.1%
Vacant homes6.3%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house58.3%
Attached house18.3%
2 to 4 units5%
5 to 19 units9%
20 or more units9.4%
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$402,385as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 86.3%
Typical asking rent$2,135as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$402,385$130,789

$130,789 in 2000 to $402,385 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.9%
High school diploma or higher91.8%
Works from home12.2%
Drives to work alone74.8%
Takes public transport3.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21%
Health

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

Obesity32.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.3% 2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression15.6% 6.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.4% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.1% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 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 disability12.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.4% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments758
People employed20,020
Annual payroll$1,170,253,000
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 70.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss75.1 out of 100
Community resilience88.2 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 weather90.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm86.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding84.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire76.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane75.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding72.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought71.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide67.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave63.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave49.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado44.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail24.9Relatively 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$92,560$101,050$78,538
Income per person$43,783$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate11.1%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$308,000$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,343$1,653$1,348
Homeownership73.1%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.9%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate6.9%6.2%5.2%
Works from home12.2%15%13.5%
Born outside the US14.8%23.5%13.9%
Median age41.640.138.7
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 stationPHILADELPHIA/MT HOLLY WFO, NJ US6.5 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year25 in

Average high and low by month

January38.8°F / 22.5°F3.32 in rain, 8.4 in snow
February41.8°F / 23.4°F2.71 in rain, 6.1 in snow
March50.1°F / 30.6°F4.05 in rain, 5.9 in snow
April62.7°F / 40.6°F3.48 in rain
May71.9°F / 50.9°F3.63 in rain
June80.8°F / 60.8°F4.17 in rain
July85.3°F / 65.9°F5.1 in rain
August83.1°F / 64°F4.49 in rain
September76.3°F / 56.7°F3.65 in rain
October64.2°F / 44.6°F3.82 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November53.7°F / 34.1°F3.18 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December43.9°F / 27.6°F4.31 in rain, 3.8 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 supermarket68% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket17% 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.

Burlington Township School District56% of this ZIP code's land area
Florence Township School District13% of this ZIP code's land area
Burlington City School District12.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Northern Burlington Regional School District9.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Springfield Township School District9.1% 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 vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability9.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

19021 Croydon, PA5.4 km away
19007 Bristol, PA5.4 km away
08046 Willingboro, NJ5.4 km away
08010 Beverly, NJ5.8 km away
08518 Florence, NJ6.5 km away
08073 Rancocas, NJ6.8 km away
08554 Roebling, NJ7.8 km away
08060 Mount Holly, 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.

Burlington County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area21.63 sq mi
Water area1.28 sq mi
Population density1,609 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.0680, -74.8454

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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