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08848 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 08848 covers Milford, New Jersey, with a population of about 8,376 and a median household income of $129,509.

Population
8,376256 per square mile
Median age
423.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$129,5091.3× the New Jersey median
Poverty rate
4.6%7.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$538,295up 27.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,5218% below the New Jersey median
Degree or higher
47%12 points above the US average
Homeownership
90%25 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
144

Where 08848 is

Milford, 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

Population8,376
Median age42
Family households77.5%
Born outside the US4.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.7%
White (non-Hispanic)94.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino1.7%
Veterans5.7%
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$129,509
Income per person$53,750
Poverty rate4.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.9%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k0.2%
$20–25k0.9%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k3.9%
$60–75k8.6%
$75–100k8.3%
$100–125k13.3%
$125–150k13.0%
$150–200k19.9%
$200k or more18.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,200
Mean adjusted gross income$112,416
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12.4%
Returns, under $25k20.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.2%
Returns, $200k or more12.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$393,800
Median gross rent$1,521
Rent as a share of household income26.9%
Owner-occupied90%
Vacant homes1.6%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house90.5%
Attached house3%
2 to 4 units2.7%
5 to 19 units3.8%
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$538,295as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 63.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$538,295$231,438

$231,438 in 2000 to $538,295 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher47%
High school diploma or higher96.7%
Works from home15.3%
Drives to work alone77.4%
Takes public transport1.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.9%
Health

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

Obesity27.1% 6.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.2% 1.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.4% 6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.7% 4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71% 9.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.5% 7.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.6% 9.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.2% 10.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.6% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.2% 2.6 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)11.8% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.9% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments144
People employed737
Annual payroll$41,715,000
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 78.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss86.8 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 wind97.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding93Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm91.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning74.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane69.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave64.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado54.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave50.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail46.1Relatively 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$129,509$101,050$78,538
Income per person$53,750$53,118$43,289
Poverty rate4.6%9.8%12.4%
Median home value$393,800$427,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,521$1,653$1,348
Homeownership90%63.7%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher47%42.9%35%
Unemployment rate7.8%6.2%5.2%
Works from home15.3%15%13.5%
Born outside the US4.9%23.5%13.9%
Median age4240.138.7
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 stationBUCKSVILLE, PA US13.4 km away
Rain in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January38.5°F / 19.4°F3.61 in rain
February41.3°F / 20.4°F3 in rain
March49.5°F / 28.2°F3.7 in rain
April62.5°F / 38.5°F3.92 in rain
May72.1°F / 48.9°F4.43 in rain
June80.2°F / 58.2°F4.26 in rain
July84.7°F / 63.2°F5.75 in rain
August82.3°F / 61.4°F4.82 in rain
September75.7°F / 53.9°F4.6 in rain
October64.7°F / 41.8°F5.09 in rain
November53.9°F / 31.4°F3.26 in rain
December43.2°F / 24.9°F4.54 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Delaware Valley Regional School District49.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Holland Township School District31.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Alexandria Township School District16.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Milford Borough School District1.8% 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 vulnerability12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

08804 Bloomsbury, NJ5.7 km away
18972 Upper Black Eddy, PA6.1 km away
18921 Ferndale, PA9.2 km away
18920 Erwinna, PA9.5 km away
18953 Revere, PA9.9 km away
08825 Frenchtown, NJ10 km away
18077 Riegelsville, PA10 km away
18039 Durham, PA10.4 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area32.71 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq mi
Population density256 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.5929, -75.1025

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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