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08822 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 08822 covers Flemington, New Jersey, with a population of about 32,002 and a median household income of $137,698.

Population
32,002494 per square mile
Median age
42.74 points above the US average
Median household income
$137,6981.4× the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
4.2%8.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$652,525up 32.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,685about the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
57.5%22.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
80.4%15.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,084

Where 08822 is

Flemington, 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

Population32,002
Median age42.7
Family households73.6%
Born outside the US15.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.7%
White (non-Hispanic)75.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.4%
Hispanic or Latino12.4%
Veterans3.1%
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$137,698
Income per person$71,332
Poverty rate4.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k0.5%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k3.1%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k1.0%
$50–60k3.7%
$60–75k6.1%
$75–100k10.1%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k8.6%
$150–200k13.9%
$200k or more33.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed16,650
Mean adjusted gross income$139,450
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19.5%
Returns, under $25k21.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.0%
Returns, $200k or more19.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$513,900
Median gross rent$1,685
Rent as a share of household income27.5%
Owner-occupied80.4%
Vacant homes2%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house62.8%
Attached house17.5%
2 to 4 units6.8%
5 to 19 units9.2%
20 or more units3.3%
Mobile home0.3%
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$652,525as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 61.2%
Typical asking rent$2,607as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 2.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$652,525$269,109

$269,109 in 2000 to $652,525 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.5%
High school diploma or higher94.1%
Works from home18.2%
Drives to work alone72.3%
Takes public transport1.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.8%
Health

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

Obesity26.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.7% 6.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.2% 1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.9% 5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.6% 11.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22% 8.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.6% 8.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.6% 9.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.7% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.4% 3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.7% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.5% 7.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,084
People employed16,081
Annual payroll$902,878,000
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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 55.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.5 out of 100
Community resilience91.8 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 wind94Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm85.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather80.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane68.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake62.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide57.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave53.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado49.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave43.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail35.3Relatively 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$137,698$101,050$78,538
Income per person$71,332$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate4.2%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$513,900$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,685$1,653$1,348
Homeownership80.4%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.5%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%6.2%5.2%
Works from home18.2%15%13.5%
Born outside the US15.4%23.5%13.9%
Median age42.740.138.7
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 stationFLEMINGTON 5 NNW, NJ US6.9 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year27 in

Average high and low by month

January37.8°F / 20.6°F3.93 in rain, 6.2 in snow
February40.9°F / 21.8°F3.11 in rain, 9.4 in snow
March49.6°F / 29°F4.52 in rain, 5.7 in snow
April62.5°F / 38.7°F4.14 in rain, 0.9 in snow
May72.4°F / 48.6°F4.28 in rain
June80.9°F / 58°F4.77 in rain
July85.9°F / 63.3°F4.94 in rain
August84.1°F / 61.4°F4.24 in rain
September77.4°F / 54°F4.39 in rain
October65°F / 42.3°F4.46 in rain
November53.3°F / 33.2°F3.5 in rain, 0.4 in snow
December42.8°F / 26.2°F4.66 in rain, 4.5 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 supermarket47% 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 8 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Hunterdon Central Regional School District43.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Flemington-Raritan Regional School District23.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Readington Township School District12.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Delaware Township School District5.6% of this ZIP code's land area
North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional School District4.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Franklin Township School District4.4% of this ZIP code's land area
East Amwell Township School District2% of this ZIP code's land area
Delaware Valley Regional School District1.9% 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 status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Household characteristics25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

08887 Three Bridges, NJ4.3 km away
08885 Stanton, NJ6.6 km away
08551 Ringoes, NJ8.1 km away
08853 Neshanic Station, NJ9 km away
08868 Quakertown, NJ9.5 km away
08834 Little York, NJ10.2 km away
08870 Readington, NJ10.7 km away
08557 Sergeantsville, NJ11.5 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area64.73 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq mi
Population density494 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.5180, -74.8453

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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