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08217 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 08217 covers Elwood, New Jersey.

Poverty rate
44.7%32.3 points above the US average
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 08217 is

Elwood, New Jersey — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Poverty rate44.7%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher55.3%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed36
Annual payroll$480,000
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 68.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss76.8 out of 100
Community resilience75 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.

Strong wind98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane88.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding81.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning76.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave64.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake63.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave58.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado36.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm36.3Relatively 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$101,050$78,538
Income per person$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate44.7%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,653$1,348
Homeownership63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate6.2%5.2%
Works from home15%13.5%
Born outside the US0%23.5%13.9%
Median age40.138.7
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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 stationHAMMONTON 1 NE, NJ US10.7 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year19 in

Average high and low by month

January41.8°F / 23.9°F3.49 in rain, 5.7 in snow
February44.7°F / 25°F2.85 in rain, 6.4 in snow
March52°F / 31.1°F4.31 in rain, 2.9 in snow
April63.7°F / 41°F3.71 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May73.2°F / 51°F3.54 in rain
June82.3°F / 61°F4.07 in rain
July87.3°F / 66.5°F4.45 in rain
August85.1°F / 64.4°F4.69 in rain
September78.7°F / 57.2°F4.06 in rain
October67.4°F / 45.3°F4.27 in rain
November56.4°F / 35.3°F3.51 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December47°F / 28.5°F4.56 in rain, 3.7 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 supermarket100% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Mullica Township School District50% 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 vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability7.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

08037 Hammonton, NJ8.5 km away
08215 Egg Harbor City, NJ9.9 km away
08213 Cologne, NJ11.9 km away
08346 Newtonville, NJ12 km away
08342 Mizpah, NJ12.6 km away
08310 Buena, NJ15.1 km away
08095 Winslow, NJ15.6 km away
08330 Mays Landing, NJ15.9 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.

Atlantic County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.02 sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.5737, -74.7200

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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