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Sweetwater ZIP codes, New Jersey

No ZIP code is named for Sweetwater, NJ; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 08037. Its area codes are 609 and 640.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,067
Area codes
609, 640

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

Sweetwater in numbers

About 1,067 people live in Sweetwater, in 348 households. The median household income is $105,489 a year, about the same as the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $492,700 (8% above the New Jersey median). The median age is 42.5; 45.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.6% across New Jersey); the average commute takes 30 minutes.

Population1,067Sweetwater1,067
Households348Sweetwater348
Median age42.5Sweetwater42.5New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$105,489Sweetwater$105,489New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$492,700Sweetwater$492,700New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher45.4%Sweetwater45.4%New Jersey43.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute29.6 minSweetwater29.6 minNew Jersey30.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density299 / sq miSweetwater299 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Sweetwater

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

ZIP codes overlapping Sweetwater
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
08037 Hammonton , NJ Standard 23,514 $81,312 $322,900

Map of Sweetwater ZIP codes

08037

The ZIP codes of Sweetwater, 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 Sweetwater

The nearest larger towns are Egg Harbor City (4,400 people, 4.5 mi), Hammonton (14,840 people, 7.0 mi) and Cologne (1,083 people, 8.6 mi).

Towns near Sweetwater
TownPopulationDistance
Egg Harbor City 4,400 4.5 mi
Hammonton 14,840 7.0 mi
Stockton University 2,621 10.4 mi
Pomona 7,995 11.3 mi
Mays Landing 6,406 11.5 mi
McKee City 10,731 11.7 mi
Smithville 9,545 12.3 mi
Mystic Island 8,259 14.7 mi
Absecon 9,170 15.6 mi
Atco 8,164 15.6 mi
English Creek 2,548 16.2 mi
Buena 4,520 16.7 mi
Tuckerton 3,654 17.0 mi
Pleasantville 20,712 17.1 mi

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