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Piscataway ZIP codes, New Jersey

Piscataway, NJ has 2 ZIP codes (08854 and 08855) and area codes 732, 848 and 908. The largest is 08854.

USPS city name
2 ZIP codes
Population
61,088
Area codes
732, 848, 908

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

Piscataway in numbers

About 61,088 people live in Piscataway, in 17,600 households. The median household income is $127,806 a year, 23% above the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $449,900 (about the same as the New Jersey median).

Population61,088Piscataway61,088
Households17,600Piscataway17,600
Median household income$127,806Piscataway$127,806New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$449,900Piscataway$449,900New Jersey$454,400US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the 2 ZIP codes addressed as Piscataway, medians weighted by households. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Piscataway

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Piscataway
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
08854 Piscataway , NJ Standard 61,088 $127,806 $449,900
08855 Piscataway , NJ No street area — — —

Map of Piscataway ZIP codes

0885408855

The ZIP codes of Piscataway, 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 Piscataway

The nearest larger towns are Elizabeth (137,302 people, 18 mi), Bayonne (71,553 people, 21 mi) and Newark (310,178 people, 22 mi).

Towns near Piscataway
TownPopulationDistance
New Brunswick 56,345 0.3 mi
Highland Park 15,121 1.3 mi
East Franklin 11,070 1.7 mi
Rutgers University-Livingston Campus 3,258 2.3 mi
Milltown 7,059 2.4 mi
Rutgers University-Busch Campus 5,920 2.8 mi
Somerset 22,720 3.6 mi
South River 16,124 4.2 mi
Six Mile Run 2,882 5.0 mi
Metuchen 15,144 5.7 mi
Franklin Park 13,211 6.0 mi
Franklin Center 6,646 6.2 mi
South Plainfield 24,473 6.3 mi
Sayreville 45,838 6.4 mi

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