08890 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 08890 covers Zarephath, New Jersey, with a population of about 38.
- Population
- 38218 per square mile
- Time zone
- Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Where 08890 is
Zarephath, New Jersey — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.
People and households
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Population | 38 |
|---|---|
| Born outside the US | 50% |
| Speaks a language other than English at home | 50% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 0% |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 50% |
| Asian (non-Hispanic) | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0% |
| Veterans | 0% |
Housing
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Vacant homes | 100% |
|---|
What the homes are
| 5 to 19 units |
|---|
Natural hazard risk
FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.
| Overall risk | Higher than 91.4% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Relatively High |
| Expected annual loss | 91.6 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 89.3 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 flooding | 97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Ice storm | 95.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Strong wind | 95.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 94.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Drought | 89.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 84.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hurricane | 83.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Lightning | 79.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Coastal flooding | 74.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 72.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 66.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 60.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 35.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Landslide | 34.8Very 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 ZIP | New Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | — | $101,050 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | — | $53,118 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | — | 9.8% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | — | $427,600 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,653 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 63.7% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | 42.9% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 6.2% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | — | 15% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | 50% | 23.5% | 13.9% |
| Median age | — | 40.1 | 38.7 |
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 station | SOMERVILLE 4 NW, NJ US10.8 km away |
|---|---|
| Rain in a year | 47 in |
Average high and low by month
| January | 38.7°F / 19.4°F3.55 in rain |
|---|---|
| February | 41.3°F / 19.5°F2.79 in rain |
| March | 49.5°F / 27.3°F4.11 in rain |
| April | 62.1°F / 36.3°F3.96 in rain |
| May | 71.7°F / 46.2°F3.44 in rain |
| June | 80.5°F / 56.3°F4.25 in rain |
| July | 85.5°F / 61.8°F4.68 in rain |
| August | 83.4°F / 60°F3.74 in rain |
| September | 76.7°F / 53.2°F4.26 in rain |
| October | 64.4°F / 41°F4.27 in rain |
| November | 53.5°F / 31.1°F3.2 in rain |
| December | 43.3°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 supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | 100% of this ZIP code's area |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | None 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%.
| Franklin Township School District | 100% 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 vulnerability | 30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 8.5 out of 20Below average |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 08835 Manville, NJ | 1.3 km away |
|---|---|
| 08880 South Bound Brook, NJ | 4.4 km away |
| 08805 Bound Brook, NJ | 4.9 km away |
| 08869 Raritan, NJ | 6.3 km away |
| 08807 Bridgewater, NJ | 7.3 km away |
| 08836 Martinsville, NJ | 7.3 km away |
| 08873 Somerset, NJ | 7.6 km away |
| 08844 Hillsborough, NJ | 7.7 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 County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 0.17 sq mi |
| Water area | 0.03 sq mi |
| Population density | 218 people per sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 40.5361, -74.5789 |
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.