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Watsessing ZIP codes, New Jersey

No ZIP code is named for Watsessing, NJ; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 07003. Its area codes are 973 and 862.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
8,232
Area codes
973, 862

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

Watsessing in numbers

About 8,232 people live in Watsessing, in 3,626 households. The median household income is $103,378 a year, about the same as the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $435,400 (4% below the New Jersey median), and median gross rent is $2,026 a month. The median age is 36.4; 53.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.6% across New Jersey); the average commute takes 34 minutes.

Population8,232Watsessing8,232
Households3,626Watsessing3,626
Median age36.4Watsessing36.4New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$103,378Watsessing$103,378New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$435,400Watsessing$435,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,026Watsessing$2,026New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.0%Watsessing53.0%New Jersey43.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute33.6 minWatsessing33.6 minNew Jersey30.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density13,299 / sq miWatsessing13,299 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Watsessing

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

ZIP codes overlapping Watsessing
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
07003 Bloomfield , NJ Standard 53,771 $103,663 $470,600

Map of Watsessing ZIP codes

07003

The ZIP codes of Watsessing, 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 Watsessing

The nearest larger towns are East Orange (70,090 people, 1.6 mi), Brookdale (9,960 people, 3.5 mi) and Upper Montclair (12,457 people, 3.9 mi).

Towns near Watsessing
TownPopulationDistance
Ampere North 5,029 0.9 mi
Silver Lake 3,917 1.0 mi
Glen Ridge 7,943 1.3 mi
East Orange 70,090 1.6 mi
Brookdale 9,960 3.5 mi
Upper Montclair 12,457 3.9 mi
North Arlington 16,461 3.9 mi
Harrison 20,369 3.9 mi
Newark 310,178 4.6 mi
Kearny 40,614 4.7 mi
Caldwell 9,003 5.4 mi
Montclair State University 2,853 5.5 mi
Rutherford 18,894 5.5 mi
Clifton 89,379 5.6 mi

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