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08807 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 08807 covers Bridgewater, New Jersey, with a population of about 38,438 and a median household income of $165,983.

Population
38,4381,509 per square mile
Median age
43.14.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$165,9831.6× the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
4.1%8.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$745,235up 29% in five years
Median rent
$2,0921.3× the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
61%26 points above the US average
Homeownership
82.7%17.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,264

Where 08807 is

Bridgewater, 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

Population38,438
Median age43.1
Family households73.3%
Born outside the US28.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home35.9%
White (non-Hispanic)55.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)26.5%
Hispanic or Latino11.3%
Veterans2.7%
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$165,983
Income per person$67,667
Poverty rate4.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.3%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k0.8%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k1.9%
$50–60k2.4%
$60–75k6.5%
$75–100k7.0%
$100–125k7.5%
$125–150k7.4%
$150–200k15.7%
$200k or more38.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed19,620
Mean adjusted gross income$147,910
Returns declaring $200,000 or more23.1%
Returns, under $25k20.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.4%
Returns, $200k or more23.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$562,400
Median gross rent$2,092
Rent as a share of household income28.1%
Owner-occupied82.7%
Vacant homes3%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house67.1%
Attached house14.6%
2 to 4 units4.3%
5 to 19 units7.4%
20 or more units6.4%
Mobile home0.1%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$745,235as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 52.7%
Typical asking rent$3,024as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$745,235$292,394

$292,394 in 2000 to $745,235 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher61%
High school diploma or higher95.3%
Works from home24.7%
Drives to work alone65.7%
Takes public transport3.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.1%
Health

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

Obesity24.1% 9.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.7% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression13.9% 8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.4% 6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma7.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.7% 1.5 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 screening91.2% 5.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.6% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.9% 11.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19% 11.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22% 2.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.5% 8.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps3.9% 10.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.1% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.5% 5.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.9% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.3% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,264
People employed35,365
Annual payroll$4,410,892,000
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 63% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss78.1 out of 100
Community resilience89.3 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.

River flooding84.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm83.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind79.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake67.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning60.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave56.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire50.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave48.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought40.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide37Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail20.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding8.7Very 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$165,983$101,050$78,538
Income per person$67,667$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate4.1%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$562,400$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$2,092$1,653$1,348
Homeownership82.7%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher61%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%6.2%5.2%
Works from home24.7%15%13.5%
Born outside the US28.3%23.5%13.9%
Median age43.140.138.7
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 stationSOMERVILLE 4 NW, NJ US3.6 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January38.7°F / 19.4°F3.55 in rain
February41.3°F / 19.5°F2.79 in rain
March49.5°F / 27.3°F4.11 in rain
April62.1°F / 36.3°F3.96 in rain
May71.7°F / 46.2°F3.44 in rain
June80.5°F / 56.3°F4.25 in rain
July85.5°F / 61.8°F4.68 in rain
August83.4°F / 60°F3.74 in rain
September76.7°F / 53.2°F4.26 in rain
October64.4°F / 41°F4.27 in rain
November53.5°F / 31.1°F3.2 in rain
December43.3°F / 24.4°F4.42 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 supermarket84% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket8% 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%.

Bridgewater-Raritan Regional 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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability8.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

08869 Raritan, NJ2.3 km away
08876 Somerville, NJ5.1 km away
07978 Pluckemin, NJ5.9 km away
08836 Martinsville, NJ6 km away
08835 Manville, NJ6.3 km away
08890 Zarephath, NJ7.3 km away
07921 Bedminster, NJ7.5 km away
08805 Bound Brook, NJ7.8 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.

Somerset County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area25.48 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq mi
Population density1,509 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.5904, -74.6267

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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