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Barnegat Light ZIP code, New Jersey

The ZIP code for Barnegat Light, NJ is 08006, and its area codes are 732, 848 and 908.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
500
Area codes
732, 848, 908

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Barnegat Light itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Toms River (5.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Barnegat Light in numbers

About 500 people live in Barnegat Light, in 217 households. The median household income is $125,417 a year, 21% above the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,107,800 (2.4 times the New Jersey median). The median age is 62.7; 73.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.6% across New Jersey); the average commute takes 46 minutes.

Population500Barnegat Light500
Households217Barnegat Light217
Median age62.7Barnegat Light62.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$125,417Barnegat Light$125,417New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$1,107,800Barnegat Light$1,107,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher73.3%Barnegat Light73.3%New Jersey43.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute45.7 minBarnegat Light45.7 minNew Jersey30.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density602 / sq miBarnegat Light602 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Barnegat Light

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Barnegat Light
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
08006 Barnegat Light , NJ Standard 500 $125,417 $1,107,800

Map of Barnegat Light ZIP codes

08006

The ZIP codes of Barnegat Light, 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 Barnegat Light

The nearest larger towns are Waretown (2,076 people, 5.3 mi), Barnegat (3,360 people, 6.1 mi) and Forked River (5,196 people, 6.5 mi).

Towns near Barnegat Light
TownPopulationDistance
Barnegat 3,360 6.1 mi
Forked River 5,196 6.5 mi
Beach Haven West 5,120 8.8 mi
Ocean Acres 19,204 9.3 mi
Beachwood 11,088 13.2 mi
South Toms River 3,716 14.0 mi
Holiday City South 4,270 15.6 mi
Tuckerton 3,654 16.3 mi
Holiday City-Berkeley 12,995 17.3 mi
Toms River 94,956 17.4 mi
Pine Ridge at Crestwood 2,719 18.2 mi
Pine Lake Park 9,795 19.1 mi
Crestwood Village 7,830 19.2 mi
Mystic Island 8,259 19.5 mi

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