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08835 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 08835 covers Manville, New Jersey, with a population of about 10,870 and a median household income of $93,872.

Population
10,8704,824 per square mile
Median age
42.43.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$93,8727% below the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
12.3%about the US average
Typical home value
$487,522up 36.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,8371.1× the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
28.6%6.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
72.4%7.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
174

Where 08835 is

Manville, 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

Population10,870
Median age42.4
Family households66.8%
Born outside the US21.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home32%
White (non-Hispanic)59.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.8%
Hispanic or Latino25.5%
Veterans3.3%
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$93,872
Income per person$43,853
Poverty rate12.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k6.1%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k5.4%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k5.2%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k8.5%
$100–125k11.3%
$125–150k12.4%
$150–200k11.3%
$200k or more12.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,730
Mean adjusted gross income$60,737
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.9%
Returns, under $25k27.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.1%
Returns, $200k or more1.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$321,100
Median gross rent$1,837
Rent as a share of household income42%
Owner-occupied72.4%
Vacant homes5.2%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house66.2%
Attached house4%
2 to 4 units24.9%
5 to 19 units4.8%
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$487,522as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 96.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$487,522$173,329

$173,329 in 2000 to $487,522 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%
High school diploma or higher92.1%
Works from home9.9%
Drives to work alone71%
Takes public transport0.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.8%
Health

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

Obesity32.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.3% 2.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18% 2.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.7% 5.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.4% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76% 0.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.7% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.1% 3.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments174
People employed1,469
Annual payroll$56,630,000
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 66.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.3 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 flooding89.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake69.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind68Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane61.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning57.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave55.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave47.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado40Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought29.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire21.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide15.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail13.8Very 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$93,872$101,050$78,538
Income per person$43,853$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate12.3%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$321,100$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,837$1,653$1,348
Homeownership72.4%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%6.2%5.2%
Works from home9.9%15%13.5%
Born outside the US21.4%23.5%13.9%
Median age42.440.138.7
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 US9.8 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 supermarket48% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Manville Borough 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 vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability9.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

08890 Zarephath, NJ1.3 km away
08869 Raritan, NJ5.1 km away
08880 South Bound Brook, NJ5.4 km away
08805 Bound Brook, NJ5.5 km away
08807 Bridgewater, NJ6.3 km away
08836 Martinsville, NJ7.3 km away
08844 Hillsborough, NJ7.5 km away
08821 Flagtown, NJ8.1 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 area2.25 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density4,824 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.5399, -74.5934

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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