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Franklin Center ZIP codes, New Jersey

No ZIP code is named for Franklin Center, NJ; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 08873 and 08880. Its area codes are 732 and 848.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
6,646
Area codes
732, 848

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

Franklin Center in numbers

About 6,646 people live in Franklin Center, in 2,659 households. The median household income is $157,212 a year, 52% above the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $612,000 (35% above the New Jersey median), and median gross rent is $2,748 a month. The median age is 51.5; 63.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.6% across New Jersey); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population6,646Franklin Center6,646
Households2,659Franklin Center2,659
Median age51.5Franklin Center51.5New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$157,212Franklin Center$157,212New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$612,000Franklin Center$612,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,748Franklin Center$2,748New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher63.5%Franklin Center63.5%New Jersey43.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.9 minFranklin Center27.9 minNew Jersey30.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,008 / sq miFranklin Center1,008 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Franklin Center

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

ZIP codes overlapping Franklin Center
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
08873 Somerset , NJ Standard 56,327 $124,972 $465,800
08880 South Bound Brook , NJ Standard 4,867 $112,961 $359,000

Map of Franklin Center ZIP codes

0887308880

The ZIP codes of Franklin Center, 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 Franklin Center

The nearest larger towns are Bound Brook (12,219 people, 2.5 mi), Manville (10,921 people, 2.6 mi) and Somerset (22,720 people, 2.7 mi).

Towns near Franklin Center
TownPopulationDistance
South Bound Brook 4,867 1.7 mi
Bound Brook 12,219 2.5 mi
Manville 10,921 2.6 mi
Finderne 6,489 2.7 mi
Somerset 22,720 2.7 mi
Middlesex 14,645 3.7 mi
Rutgers University-Busch Campus 5,920 4.0 mi
Six Mile Run 2,882 4.3 mi
Somerville 13,410 4.4 mi
East Franklin 11,070 4.5 mi
Blackwells Mills 10,301 4.6 mi
Rutgers University-Livingston Campus 3,258 5.2 mi
Martinsville 11,559 5.3 mi
Dunellen 7,911 5.7 mi

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