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Plainsboro Center ZIP codes, New Jersey

No ZIP code is named for Plainsboro Center, NJ; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 08536. Its area codes are 609 and 640.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,773
Area codes
609, 640

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

Plainsboro Center in numbers

About 2,773 people live in Plainsboro Center, in 1,461 households. The median household income is $119,317 a year, 15% above the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $483,300 (6% above the New Jersey median), and median gross rent is $2,099 a month. The median age is 37.1; 83.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.6% across New Jersey); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population2,773Plainsboro Center2,773
Households1,461Plainsboro Center1,461
Median age37.1Plainsboro Center37.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$119,317Plainsboro Center$119,317New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$483,300Plainsboro Center$483,300New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,099Plainsboro Center$2,099New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher83.2%Plainsboro Center83.2%New Jersey43.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.6 minPlainsboro Center24.6 minNew Jersey30.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,773 / sq miPlainsboro Center3,773 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Plainsboro Center

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

ZIP codes overlapping Plainsboro Center
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
08536 Plainsboro , NJ Standard 20,817 $137,607 $704,100

Map of Plainsboro Center ZIP codes

08536

The ZIP codes of Plainsboro 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 Plainsboro Center

The nearest larger towns are Princeton Meadows (15,561 people, 1.4 mi), Monmouth Junction (9,141 people, 3.6 mi) and Heathcote (7,717 people, 4.2 mi).

Towns near Plainsboro Center
TownPopulationDistance
Princeton Meadows 15,561 1.4 mi
Monmouth Junction 9,141 3.6 mi
Heathcote 7,717 4.2 mi
Princeton 30,756 4.4 mi
Dayton 7,952 5.5 mi
Hightstown 5,920 5.6 mi
Kendall Park 10,011 5.9 mi
Rossmoor 3,350 6.4 mi
Twin Rivers 8,382 7.0 mi
Concordia 2,611 7.7 mi
Robbinsville Center 3,777 8.0 mi
Hamilton Square 11,622 8.0 mi
Lawrenceville 3,924 8.0 mi
Jamesburg 5,770 8.1 mi

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