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Surf City ZIP codes, New Jersey

No ZIP code is named for Surf City, 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
1,195
Area codes
609, 640

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Surf City 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.

Surf City in numbers

About 1,195 people live in Surf City, in 610 households. The median household income is $118,750 a year, 15% above the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,034,000 (2.3 times the New Jersey median), and median gross rent is $2,056 a month. The median age is 62.9; 67.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.6% across New Jersey); the average commute takes 35 minutes.

Population1,195Surf City1,195
Households610Surf City610
Median age62.9Surf City62.9New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$118,750Surf City$118,750New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$1,034,000Surf City$1,034,000New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,056Surf City$2,056New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.6%Surf City67.6%New Jersey43.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute35.0 minSurf City35.0 minNew Jersey30.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,606 / sq miSurf City1,606 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Surf City

These ZIP codes cover part of Surf City but are addressed as somewhere else.

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

Map of Surf City ZIP codes

08008

The ZIP codes of Surf City, 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 Surf City

The nearest larger towns are Beach Haven West (5,120 people, 3.4 mi), Manahawkin (2,392 people, 4.2 mi) and North Beach Haven (2,277 people, 4.9 mi).

Towns near Surf City
TownPopulationDistance
Beach Haven West 5,120 3.4 mi
Barnegat 3,360 6.7 mi
Ocean Acres 19,204 7.9 mi
Tuckerton 3,654 9.9 mi
Forked River 5,196 11.2 mi
Mystic Island 8,259 13.1 mi
Beachwood 11,088 18.3 mi
South Toms River 3,716 19.1 mi
Smithville 9,545 20.1 mi
Holiday City South 4,270 20.3 mi
Brigantine 7,674 20.5 mi
Holiday City-Berkeley 12,995 21.4 mi
Pine Ridge at Crestwood 2,719 21.8 mi
Crestwood Village 7,830 22.3 mi

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