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08802 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 08802 covers Asbury, New Jersey, with a population of about 4,604 and a median household income of $131,012.

Population
4,604188 per square mile
Median age
48.59.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$131,0121.3× the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
1.9%10.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$620,265up 29.8% in five years
Degree or higher
46.9%11.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
95%30 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
74

Where 08802 is

Asbury, 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

Population4,604
Median age48.5
Family households88%
Born outside the US3.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.4%
White (non-Hispanic)88.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Hispanic or Latino6%
Veterans5.8%
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$131,012
Income per person$55,832
Poverty rate1.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k1.3%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.6%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.3%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k5.0%
$75–100k10.0%
$100–125k19.2%
$125–150k10.8%
$150–200k20.1%
$200k or more21.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,990
Mean adjusted gross income$129,621
Returns declaring $200,000 or more18.1%
Returns, under $25k20.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.1%
Returns, $200k or more18.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$458,500
Owner-occupied95%
Vacant homes2.2%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house93.6%
Attached house2.9%
2 to 4 units1.1%
20 or more units0.7%
Mobile home1.8%
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$620,265as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 64%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$620,265$272,308

$272,308 in 2000 to $620,265 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.9%
High school diploma or higher98.6%
Works from home21.9%
Drives to work alone71%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more36.9%
Health

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

Obesity28.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.3% 5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.8% 4.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.4% 5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.8% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.3% 6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.1% 11.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.1% 7.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.5% 8.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.8% 9.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments74
People employed592
Annual payroll$39,468,000
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 60.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.7 out of 100
Community resilience83.1 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.

Drought94.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm74.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane72.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning67.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave61.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado49.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire46.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail40.9Relatively 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$131,012$101,050$78,538
Income per person$55,832$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate1.9%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$458,500$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,653$1,348
Homeownership95%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.9%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%6.2%5.2%
Works from home21.9%15%13.5%
Born outside the US3.4%23.5%13.9%
Median age48.540.138.7
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 stationPHILLIPSBURG-EASTON BRG, NJ US14.5 km away
Rain in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January37.7°F / 21.5°F3.67 in rain
February40.4°F / 22.1°F2.97 in rain
March48.8°F / 29.3°F3.65 in rain
April62.3°F / 39.4°F3.94 in rain
May71.8°F / 49.4°F4.27 in rain
June80.9°F / 59°F4.82 in rain
July85.6°F / 63.7°F5.57 in rain
August82.5°F / 62°F5.18 in rain
September76.8°F / 54.5°F4.72 in rain
October64.8°F / 43.5°F4.48 in rain
November53.4°F / 32.5°F3.37 in rain
December42.5°F / 25.9°F4.37 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 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional School District28.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Bethlehem Township School District22% of this ZIP code's land area
Warren Hills Regional School District21.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Franklin Township School District20.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Union Township School District6.4% 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 vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Walkability6.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

08808 Broadway, NJ4.6 km away
08827 Hampton, NJ5.9 km away
08886 Stewartsville, NJ7 km away
07882 Washington, NJ7.7 km away
08804 Bloomsbury, NJ8.1 km away
07831 Changewater, NJ8.6 km away
08826 Glen Gardner, NJ9.7 km away
08865 Phillipsburg, NJ10.4 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.

Hunterdon County57.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Warren County42.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area24.49 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density188 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6950, -75.0281

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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