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Ship Bottom ZIP codes, New Jersey

No ZIP code is named for Ship Bottom, NJ; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 08008. Its area codes are 609 and 640.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
957
Area codes
609, 640

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

Ship Bottom in numbers

About 957 people live in Ship Bottom, in 486 households. The median household income is $108,750 a year, 5% above the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $975,800 (2.1 times the New Jersey median), and median gross rent is $1,455 a month. The median age is 63.6; 60.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.6% across New Jersey); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population957Ship Bottom957
Households486Ship Bottom486
Median age63.6Ship Bottom63.6New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$108,750Ship Bottom$108,750New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$975,800Ship Bottom$975,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,455Ship Bottom$1,455New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.6%Ship Bottom60.6%New Jersey43.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.2 minShip Bottom27.2 minNew Jersey30.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,344 / sq miShip Bottom1,344 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Ship Bottom

These ZIP codes cover part of Ship Bottom but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Ship Bottom
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
08008 Beach Haven , NJ Standard 6,837 $120,054 $1,165,400

Map of Ship Bottom ZIP codes

08008

The ZIP codes of Ship Bottom, 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 Ship Bottom

The nearest larger towns are Surf City (1,195 people, 1.4 mi), Beach Haven West (5,120 people, 3.3 mi) and North Beach Haven (2,277 people, 3.5 mi).

Towns near Ship Bottom
TownPopulationDistance
Beach Haven West 5,120 3.3 mi
Barnegat 3,360 7.8 mi
Ocean Acres 19,204 8.5 mi
Tuckerton 3,654 8.8 mi
Mystic Island 8,259 12.0 mi
Forked River 5,196 12.5 mi
Smithville 9,545 18.9 mi
Brigantine 7,674 19.1 mi
Beachwood 11,088 19.6 mi
South Toms River 3,716 20.3 mi
Holiday City South 4,270 21.5 mi
Stockton University 2,621 22.4 mi
Holiday City-Berkeley 12,995 22.5 mi
Absecon 9,170 22.5 mi

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