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Bay Head ZIP codes, New Jersey

No ZIP code is named for Bay Head, NJ; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 08742. Its area codes are 732 and 848.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,205
Area codes
732, 848

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

Bay Head in numbers

About 1,205 people live in Bay Head, in 592 households. The median household income is $181,667 a year, 75% above the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,864,000 (4.1 times the New Jersey median), and median gross rent is $1,424 a month. The median age is 58.6; 75.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.6% across New Jersey); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population1,205Bay Head1,205
Households592Bay Head592
Median age58.6Bay Head58.6New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$181,667Bay Head$181,667New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$1,864,000Bay Head$1,864,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,424Bay Head$1,424New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher75.2%Bay Head75.2%New Jersey43.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.3 minBay Head27.3 minNew Jersey30.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,060 / sq miBay Head2,060 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Bay Head

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

ZIP codes overlapping Bay Head
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
08742 Point Pleasant Beach , NJ Standard 25,732 $123,152 $627,200

Map of Bay Head ZIP codes

08742

The ZIP codes of Bay Head, 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 Bay Head

The nearest larger towns are Point Pleasant (19,334 people, 1.3 mi), Point Pleasant Beach (4,855 people, 1.5 mi) and Brielle (4,956 people, 2.6 mi).

Towns near Bay Head
TownPopulationDistance
Point Pleasant 19,334 1.3 mi
Point Pleasant Beach 4,855 1.5 mi
Brielle 4,956 2.6 mi
Manasquan 5,922 3.0 mi
Spring Lake Heights 4,861 5.5 mi
Spring Lake 2,779 5.9 mi
Ramtown 6,203 6.2 mi
Leisure Village East 4,247 6.7 mi
West Belmar 2,862 7.0 mi
Leisure Village 5,751 7.5 mi
Belmar 5,869 7.7 mi
Shark River Hills 2,974 8.4 mi
Lakewood 69,585 8.8 mi
Neptune City 4,606 9.0 mi

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