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08022 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 08022 covers Columbus, New Jersey, with a population of about 9,349 and a median household income of $118,558.

Population
9,349440 per square mile
Median age
49.210.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$118,5581.2× the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
4.6%7.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$541,252up 39% in five years
Degree or higher
41.8%6.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
96.8%31.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
169

Where 08022 is

Columbus, 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

Population9,349
Median age49.2
Family households71.6%
Born outside the US9.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.8%
White (non-Hispanic)70.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)14.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Hispanic or Latino9%
Veterans9.8%
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$118,558
Income per person$56,768
Poverty rate4.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k4.7%
$60–75k7.9%
$75–100k11.9%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k6.2%
$150–200k18.3%
$200k or more23.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,940
Mean adjusted gross income$115,966
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14.6%
Returns, under $25k19.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.9%
Returns, $200k or more14.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$394,900
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied96.8%
Vacant homes5.1%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house97.9%
Attached house0.9%
2 to 4 units1%
5 to 19 units0.2%
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$541,252as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$541,252$206,255

$206,255 in 2000 to $541,252 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.8%
High school diploma or higher95.3%
Works from home19.1%
Drives to work alone70.2%
Takes public transport8.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more35.7%
Health

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

Obesity27.4% 6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.6% 3.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.5% 4.8 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%
Depression14.9% 7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.9% 7.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.7% 6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.2% 6.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.5% 11.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.3% 8.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.6% 9.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.6% 8.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.2% 4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.3% 7.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79% 3.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.9% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments169
People employed1,046
Annual payroll$43,226,000
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 47.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss71.9 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.

Drought92.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire82.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm81.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane77.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding67.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake65.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning58.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave41.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado38.1Relatively 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$118,558$101,050$78,538
Income per person$56,768$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate4.6%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$394,900$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,653$1,348
Homeownership96.8%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.8%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%6.2%5.2%
Works from home19.1%15%13.5%
Born outside the US9.5%23.5%13.9%
Median age49.240.138.7
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 stationPHILADELPHIA/MT HOLLY WFO, NJ US12.2 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 supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket5% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Northern Burlington Regional School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Mansfield Township School District36.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Springfield Township School District13.7% 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 vulnerability4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

08041 Jobstown, NJ2.8 km away
08042 Juliustown, NJ6.2 km away
08515 Chesterfield, NJ7.1 km away
08505 Bordentown, NJ8.8 km away
08554 Roebling, NJ9.4 km away
08011 Birmingham, NJ10 km away
08562 Wrightstown, NJ10 km away
08060 Mount Holly, NJ10.5 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.

Burlington County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area21.25 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq mi
Population density440 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.0642, -74.6899

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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