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Point Pleasant ZIP codes, New Jersey

No ZIP code is named for Point Pleasant, 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
19,334
Area codes
732, 848

Point Pleasant in numbers

About 19,334 people live in Point Pleasant, in 8,049 households. The median household income is $115,625 a year, 12% above the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $575,300 (27% above the New Jersey median), and median gross rent is $1,930 a month. The median age is 46.1; 50.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.6% across New Jersey); the average commute takes 30 minutes.

Population19,334Point Pleasant19,334
Households8,049Point Pleasant8,049
Median age46.1Point Pleasant46.1New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$115,625Point Pleasant$115,625New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$575,300Point Pleasant$575,300New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,930Point Pleasant$1,930New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.0%Point Pleasant50.0%New Jersey43.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute29.5 minPoint Pleasant29.5 minNew Jersey30.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density5,538 / sq miPoint Pleasant5,538 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Point Pleasant

These ZIP codes cover part of Point Pleasant but are addressed as somewhere else.

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

Map of Point Pleasant ZIP codes

08742

The ZIP codes of Point Pleasant, 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 Point Pleasant

The nearest larger towns are Lakewood (69,585 people, 7.6 mi), Toms River (94,956 people, 8.5 mi) and Tinton Falls (19,361 people, 13 mi).

Towns near Point Pleasant
TownPopulationDistance
Point Pleasant Beach 4,855 1.7 mi
Brielle 4,956 1.9 mi
Manasquan 5,922 2.9 mi
Ramtown 6,203 5.0 mi
Spring Lake Heights 4,861 5.1 mi
Spring Lake 2,779 5.7 mi
Leisure Village East 4,247 5.8 mi
Leisure Village 5,751 6.6 mi
West Belmar 2,862 6.6 mi
Belmar 5,869 7.4 mi
Lakewood 69,585 7.6 mi
Shark River Hills 2,974 8.0 mi
Toms River 94,956 8.5 mi
Neptune City 4,606 8.7 mi

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