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08505 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 08505 covers Bordentown, New Jersey, with a population of about 18,913 and a median household income of $111,946.

Population
18,913841 per square mile
Median age
40.51.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$111,9461.1× the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
5.4%7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$469,111up 35.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,586about the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
43.1%8.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
69.7%4.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
415

Where 08505 is

Bordentown, 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

Population18,913
Median age40.5
Family households68.2%
Born outside the US13%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.6%
White (non-Hispanic)68.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.7%
Hispanic or Latino11%
Veterans6.8%
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$111,946
Income per person$53,456
Poverty rate5.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k0.8%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k8.2%
$75–100k10.7%
$100–125k14.8%
$125–150k10.3%
$150–200k15.3%
$200k or more18.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,910
Mean adjusted gross income$94,162
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.2%
Returns, under $25k19.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.3%
Returns, $200k or more9.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$353,200
Median gross rent$1,586
Rent as a share of household income28.8%
Owner-occupied69.7%
Vacant homes4.9%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house52.3%
Attached house20.1%
2 to 4 units9.7%
5 to 19 units9%
20 or more units8.9%
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$469,111as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 70.1%
Typical asking rent$2,462as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$469,111$164,738

$164,738 in 2000 to $469,111 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher43.1%
High school diploma or higher96.3%
Works from home15.2%
Drives to work alone75.9%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.2%
Health

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

Obesity29.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.1% 2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15% 5.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.4% 5.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.6% 0.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.3% 7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.7% 7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.5% 6.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.4% 7.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10% 4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.1% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments415
People employed6,023
Annual payroll$324,617,000
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 51.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss67.3 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 weather86.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought83.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm82.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane74.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding71.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake67.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave53.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave42.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado40Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail35.1Relatively 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$111,946$101,050$78,538
Income per person$53,456$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate5.4%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$353,200$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,586$1,653$1,348
Homeownership69.7%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher43.1%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate4.4%6.2%5.2%
Works from home15.2%15%13.5%
Born outside the US13%23.5%13.9%
Median age40.540.138.7
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 stationTRENTON STATE COLLEGE, NJ US16.1 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January39.9°F / 22.7°F3.64 in rain
February42.9°F / 23.7°F2.75 in rain
March51.2°F / 31°F4.43 in rain
April63.2°F / 40.5°F3.64 in rain
May72.6°F / 49.9°F3.54 in rain
June81.6°F / 59.3°F4.65 in rain
July86.5°F / 65°F4.82 in rain
August84°F / 63.2°F4.27 in rain
September77.7°F / 56°F4.13 in rain
October66.1°F / 44.4°F3.98 in rain
November55°F / 34.5°F3.16 in rain
December44.5°F / 26.3°F4.34 in rain
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 supermarket48% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket4% 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.

Northern Burlington Regional School District31.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Bordentown Regional School District25.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Mansfield Township School District19.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Springfield Township School District12.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Florence Township School District11.1% 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 vulnerability17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Walkability8.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

08620 Trenton, NJ5.3 km away
08515 Chesterfield, NJ6.3 km away
08610 Trenton, NJ6.5 km away
08554 Roebling, NJ7 km away
08510 Millstone Township, NJ8 km away
08022 Columbus, NJ8.8 km away
08629 Trenton, NJ8.9 km away
08611 Trenton, NJ8.9 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.

Burlington County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area22.49 sq mi
Water area0.83 sq mi
Population density841 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.1431, -74.7032

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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