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Rutgers University-Busch Campus ZIP codes, New Jersey

No ZIP code is named for Rutgers University-Busch Campus, NJ; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 08854. Its area codes are 732, 848 and 908.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
5,920
Area codes
732, 848, 908

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Rutgers University-Busch Campus itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, New Brunswick (2.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Rutgers University-Busch Campus in numbers

About 5,920 people live in Rutgers University-Busch Campus, in 32 households. Median gross rent is $2,197 a month. The median age is 20.0; 87.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.6% across New Jersey); the average commute takes 16 minutes.

Population5,920Rutgers University-Busch Campus5,920
Households32Rutgers University-Busch Campus32
Median age20.0Rutgers University-Busch Campus20.0New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median gross rent$2,197Rutgers University-Busch Campus$2,197New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher87.7%Rutgers University-Busch Campus87.7%New Jersey43.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute15.6 minRutgers University-Busch Campus15.6 minNew Jersey30.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density4,841 / sq miRutgers University-Busch Campus4,841 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Rutgers University-Busch Campus

These ZIP codes cover part of Rutgers University-Busch Campus but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Rutgers University-Busch Campus
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
08854 Piscataway , NJ Standard 61,088 $127,806 $449,900

Map of Rutgers University-Busch Campus ZIP codes

08854

The ZIP codes of Rutgers University-Busch Campus, 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 Rutgers University-Busch Campus

The nearest larger towns are East Franklin (11,070 people, 1.8 mi), Somerset (22,720 people, 1.9 mi) and Highland Park (15,121 people, 2.5 mi).

Towns near Rutgers University-Busch Campus
TownPopulationDistance
Rutgers University-Livingston Campus 3,258 1.2 mi
East Franklin 11,070 1.8 mi
Somerset 22,720 1.9 mi
Highland Park 15,121 2.5 mi
New Brunswick 56,345 2.6 mi
South Bound Brook 4,867 3.9 mi
Franklin Center 6,646 4.0 mi
Middlesex 14,645 4.1 mi
South Plainfield 24,473 4.7 mi
Dunellen 7,911 4.9 mi
Six Mile Run 2,882 4.9 mi
Bound Brook 12,219 4.9 mi
Milltown 7,059 5.1 mi
Metuchen 15,144 5.7 mi

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