08245 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 08245 covers South Dennis, New Jersey.
- Poverty rate
- 0%12.4 points below 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 08245 is
South Dennis, 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 US | 0% |
|---|---|
| Speaks a language other than English at home | 0% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 100% |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 0% |
| Asian (non-Hispanic) | 0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0% |
| Veterans | 46.7% |
Income and poverty
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Poverty rate | 0% |
|---|
Work, commuting and education
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0% |
|---|---|
| High school diploma or higher | 100% |
Business and employment
Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022
| Business establishments | 6 |
|---|---|
| People employed | 28 |
| Annual payroll | $1,421,000 |
Natural hazard risk
FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.
| Overall risk | Higher than 78.7% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Relatively Moderate |
| Expected annual loss | 81.4 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 98.8 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 wind | 98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | 94.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 93.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hurricane | 92Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 92Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 91.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Drought | 91.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Lightning | 72.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 63.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Landslide | 53.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 46.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Ice storm | 42.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 40.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 18Very 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 ZIP | New Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | — | $101,050 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | — | $53,118 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | 0% | 9.8% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | — | $427,600 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,653 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 63.7% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0% | 42.9% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 6.2% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | — | 15% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | 0% | 23.5% | 13.9% |
| Median age | — | 40.1 | 38.7 |
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 station | BELLEPLAIN STN FOREST, NJ US16.5 km away |
|---|
Average high and low by month
| January | 46°F / 25.3°F |
|---|---|
| February | 48.5°F / 25.7°F |
| March | 55.4°F / 30.8°F |
| April | 67.4°F / 40.2°F |
| May | 76.3°F / 48.7°F |
| June | 83.6°F / 60.3°F |
| July | 88.1°F / 65.5°F |
| August | 86.4°F / 63.5°F |
| September | 80.3°F / 57.5°F |
| October | 70.8°F / 44.3°F |
| November | 59.9°F / 34.1°F |
| December | 50.5°F / 27.7°F |
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 supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | None 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%.
| Dennis Township School District | 100% 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 vulnerability | 5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 6.9 out of 20Below average |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 08218 Goshen, NJ | 4.6 km away |
|---|---|
| 08252 Whitesboro, NJ | 6.5 km away |
| 08210 Cape May Court House, NJ | 7.2 km away |
| 08219 Green Creek, NJ | 7.5 km away |
| 08247 Stone Harbor, NJ | 9.1 km away |
| 08242 Rio Grande, NJ | 9.2 km away |
| 08214 Dennisville, NJ | 10.6 km away |
| 08202 Avalon, NJ | 10.6 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.
| Cape May County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 0.05 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 39.1000, -74.8487 |
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.