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Somerset ZIP codes, New Jersey

Somerset, NJ has 2 ZIP codes (08873 and 08875) and area codes 732 and 848. The largest is 08873.

USPS city name
2 ZIP codes
Population
22,720
Area codes
732, 848

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

Somerset in numbers

About 22,720 people live in Somerset, in 9,492 households, the 46th-largest of New Jersey's 700 census places. The median household income is $121,028 a year, 17% above the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $438,800 (3% below the New Jersey median), and median gross rent is $2,121 a month. The median age is 41.3; 62.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.6% across New Jersey); the average commute takes 35 minutes.

Population22,720Somerset22,720
Households9,492Somerset9,492
Median age41.3Somerset41.3New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$121,028Somerset$121,028New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$438,800Somerset$438,800New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,121Somerset$2,121New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher62.0%Somerset62.0%New Jersey43.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute35.3 minSomerset35.3 minNew Jersey30.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,590 / sq miSomerset3,590 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Somerset

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Somerset
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
08873 Somerset , NJ Standard 56,327 $124,972 $465,800
08875 Somerset , NJ No street area — — —

Map of Somerset ZIP codes

0887308875

The ZIP codes of Somerset, 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 Somerset

The nearest larger towns are New Brunswick (56,345 people, 3.3 mi), South Plainfield (24,473 people, 6.4 mi) and North Plainfield (22,809 people, 8.4 mi).

Towns near Somerset
TownPopulationDistance
East Franklin 11,070 1.9 mi
Rutgers University-Busch Campus 5,920 1.9 mi
Franklin Center 6,646 2.7 mi
Rutgers University-Livingston Campus 3,258 3.0 mi
Six Mile Run 2,882 3.2 mi
New Brunswick 56,345 3.3 mi
South Bound Brook 4,867 3.5 mi
Highland Park 15,121 3.8 mi
Bound Brook 12,219 4.5 mi
Middlesex 14,645 4.6 mi
Franklin Park 13,211 4.9 mi
Manville 10,921 5.2 mi
Milltown 7,059 5.3 mi
Finderne 6,489 5.3 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Somerset County · New Jersey ZIP codes

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