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08027 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 08027 covers Gibbstown, New Jersey, with a population of about 4,942 and a median household income of $90,508.

Population
4,942660 per square mile
Median age
44.15.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$90,50810% below the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
6.6%5.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$340,682up 38.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,29522% below the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
27.7%7.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.3%20.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
66

Where 08027 is

Gibbstown, 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

Population4,942
Median age44.1
Family households68.9%
Born outside the US6.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.7%
White (non-Hispanic)78.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino9.8%
Veterans7.1%
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$90,508
Income per person$45,233
Poverty rate6.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k4.6%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k14.2%
$75–100k17.0%
$100–125k13.7%
$125–150k7.4%
$150–200k7.6%
$200k or more14.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,570
Mean adjusted gross income$74,587
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.5%
Returns, under $25k19.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.0%
Returns, $200k or more3.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$230,500
Median gross rent$1,295
Rent as a share of household income23.6%
Owner-occupied85.3%
Vacant homes2%
Median year built1964

What the homes are

Detached house85.6%
Attached house3.4%
2 to 4 units2.9%
20 or more units4.8%
Mobile home3.3%
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$340,682as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 84.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$340,682$116,626

$116,626 in 2000 to $340,682 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%
High school diploma or higher90.7%
Works from home10%
Drives to work alone82.4%
Takes public transport1.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.2%
Health

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

Obesity30.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.9% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16% 4.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66% 1.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.9% 7.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.8% 2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.3% 8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.9% 3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.5% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10% 3 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 establishments66
People employed1,437
Annual payroll$63,068,000
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 96.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss97.5 out of 100
Community resilience78 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.

Coastal flooding99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather91.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm83.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake77.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave75.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane70.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide68.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning60.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave54.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail36Very 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$90,508$101,050$78,538
Income per person$45,233$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate6.6%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$230,500$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,295$1,653$1,348
Homeownership85.3%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate2.7%6.2%5.2%
Works from home10%15%13.5%
Born outside the US6.6%23.5%13.9%
Median age44.140.138.7
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 INTL AP, PA US6.3 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year23 in

Average high and low by month

January41.3°F / 26°F3.13 in rain, 7.1 in snow
February44.3°F / 27.5°F2.75 in rain, 8.4 in snow
March52.8°F / 34.3°F3.96 in rain, 3.6 in snow
April64.7°F / 44.3°F3.47 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May74.4°F / 54.2°F3.34 in rain
June83.2°F / 63.9°F4.04 in rain
July87.8°F / 69.6°F4.38 in rain
August85.8°F / 67.9°F4.29 in rain
September78.9°F / 60.9°F4.4 in rain
October67.2°F / 49.2°F3.47 in rain
November55.9°F / 38.8°F2.91 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December46°F / 31.2°F3.97 in rain, 3.5 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Greenwich Township School District100% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Walkability12.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

08066 Paulsboro, NJ4.4 km away
19113 Philadelphia, PA4.7 km away
08056 Mickleton, NJ4.7 km away
19029 Essington, PA4.7 km away
08020 Clarksboro, NJ5.1 km away
08061 Mount Royal, NJ5.9 km away
08014 Bridgeport, NJ6.7 km away
19078 Ridley Park, PA7.3 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.

Gloucester County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area7.49 sq mi
Water area2.99 sq mi
Population density660 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.8231, -75.2751

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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