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Sparta ZIP code, New Jersey

The ZIP code for Sparta, NJ is 07871, and its area codes are 973 and 862.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
21,437
Area codes
973, 862

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

Sparta in numbers

About 21,437 people live in Sparta, in 7,998 households. The median household income is $167,654 a year, 62% above the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $479,700 (6% above the New Jersey median).

Population21,437Sparta21,437
Households7,998Sparta7,998
Median household income$167,654Sparta$167,654New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$479,700Sparta$479,700New Jersey$454,400US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Sparta. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Sparta

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Sparta
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
07871 Sparta , NJ Standard 21,437 $167,654 $479,700

Map of Sparta ZIP codes

07871

The ZIP codes of Sparta, 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 Sparta

The nearest larger towns are Paterson (158,735 people, 26 mi), Summit (22,705 people, 27 mi) and Ridgewood (26,308 people, 27 mi).

Towns near Sparta
TownPopulationDistance
Lake Mohawk 9,508 3.3 mi
Franklin 4,968 4.8 mi
Lake Hopatcong 10,259 6.1 mi
Newton 8,369 6.6 mi
Hopatcong 14,565 6.8 mi
Oak Ridge 10,954 6.8 mi
Hamburg 3,308 7.6 mi
Mount Arlington 5,935 8.7 mi
Mount Hope 3,120 9.7 mi
Landing 4,737 9.8 mi
Stanhope 3,552 10.0 mi
White Meadow Lake 8,842 10.5 mi
Wharton 7,318 10.7 mi
Netcong 3,659 10.9 mi

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