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Alpha ZIP codes, New Jersey

No ZIP code is named for Alpha, NJ; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 08865. Its area code is 908.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,436
Area code
908

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Alpha itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Phillipsburg (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Alpha in numbers

About 2,436 people live in Alpha, in 1,060 households. The median household income is $90,333 a year, 13% below the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $261,500 (42% below the New Jersey median), and median gross rent is $1,362 a month. The median age is 43.2; 21.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.6% across New Jersey); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population2,436Alpha2,436
Households1,060Alpha1,060
Median age43.2Alpha43.2New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$90,333Alpha$90,333New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$261,500Alpha$261,500New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,362Alpha$1,362New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%Alpha21.7%New Jersey43.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.3 minAlpha26.3 minNew Jersey30.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,449 / sq miAlpha1,449 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Alpha borough. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Alpha

These ZIP codes cover part of Alpha but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Alpha
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
08865 Phillipsburg , NJ Standard 31,427 $79,949 $267,200

Map of Alpha ZIP codes

08865

The ZIP codes of Alpha, NJ, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Alpha

The nearest larger towns are Greenwich (2,679 people, 2.1 mi), Phillipsburg (15,299 people, 2.5 mi) and Easton, PA (29,739 people, 3.7 mi).

Towns near Alpha
TownPopulationDistance
Greenwich 2,679 2.1 mi
Phillipsburg 15,299 2.5 mi
Easton, PA 29,739 3.7 mi
Wilson, PA 8,183 4.8 mi
Chestnut Hill, PA 7,086 5.1 mi
Palmer Heights, PA 3,624 6.1 mi
Middletown, PA 7,628 8.8 mi
Eastlawn Gardens, PA 3,722 9.1 mi
Freemansburg, PA 2,894 9.8 mi
Nazareth, PA 6,043 9.9 mi
Hellertown, PA 6,118 10.9 mi
Bethlehem, PA 77,956 11.3 mi
Washington 7,334 11.4 mi
Belvidere 2,538 12.6 mi

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