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Highland Park ZIP code, New Jersey

The ZIP code for Highland Park, NJ is 08904, and its area codes are 732, 848 and 908.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
15,121
Area codes
732, 848, 908

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Highland Park itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, New Brunswick (1.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Highland Park in numbers

About 15,121 people live in Highland Park, in 6,436 households. The median household income is $104,694 a year, about the same as the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $471,700 (4% above the New Jersey median), and median gross rent is $1,873 a month. The median age is 35.2; 69.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.6% across New Jersey); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population15,121Highland Park15,121
Households6,436Highland Park6,436
Median age35.2Highland Park35.2New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$104,694Highland Park$104,694New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$471,700Highland Park$471,700New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,873Highland Park$1,873New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher69.8%Highland Park69.8%New Jersey43.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.1 minHighland Park27.1 minNew Jersey30.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density8,304 / sq miHighland Park8,304 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Highland Park

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Highland Park
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
08904 Highland Park , NJ Standard 15,121 $104,694 $471,700

Map of Highland Park ZIP codes

08904

The ZIP codes of Highland Park, 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 Highland Park

The nearest larger towns are New Brunswick (56,345 people, 1.3 mi), Somerset (22,720 people, 3.8 mi) and Metuchen (15,144 people, 4.5 mi).

Towns near Highland Park
TownPopulationDistance
New Brunswick 56,345 1.3 mi
Rutgers University-Livingston Campus 3,258 1.5 mi
East Franklin 11,070 2.3 mi
Rutgers University-Busch Campus 5,920 2.5 mi
Milltown 7,059 3.5 mi
Somerset 22,720 3.8 mi
Metuchen 15,144 4.5 mi
South River 16,124 4.6 mi
South Plainfield 24,473 5.1 mi
Six Mile Run 2,882 6.0 mi
Sayreville 45,838 6.1 mi
Middlesex 14,645 6.3 mi
Franklin Center 6,646 6.3 mi
South Bound Brook 4,867 6.4 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Middlesex County · New Jersey ZIP codes

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