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Wildwood Crest ZIP codes, New Jersey

No ZIP code is named for Wildwood Crest, NJ; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 08260. Its area codes are 609 and 640.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
3,077
Area codes
609, 640

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

Wildwood Crest in numbers

About 3,077 people live in Wildwood Crest, in 1,923 households. The median household income is $69,089 a year, 33% below the New Jersey median of $103,556 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $590,900 (30% above the New Jersey median), and median gross rent is $957 a month. The median age is 63.7; 45.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (43.6% across New Jersey); the average commute takes 19 minutes.

Population3,077Wildwood Crest3,077
Households1,923Wildwood Crest1,923
Median age63.7Wildwood Crest63.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$69,089Wildwood Crest$69,089New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$590,900Wildwood Crest$590,900New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$957Wildwood Crest$957New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.8%Wildwood Crest45.8%New Jersey43.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute19.3 minWildwood Crest19.3 minNew Jersey30.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,371 / sq miWildwood Crest2,371 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Wildwood Crest

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

ZIP codes overlapping Wildwood Crest
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
08260 Wildwood , NJ Standard 12,959 $79,699 $469,400

Map of Wildwood Crest ZIP codes

08260

The ZIP codes of Wildwood Crest, 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 Wildwood Crest

The nearest larger towns are Wildwood (5,130 people, 1.5 mi), North Wildwood (3,602 people, 3.2 mi) and Rio Grande (3,485 people, 3.9 mi).

Towns near Wildwood Crest
TownPopulationDistance
Wildwood 5,130 1.5 mi
North Wildwood 3,602 3.2 mi
Cape May 2,767 3.9 mi
Rio Grande 3,485 3.9 mi
Whitesboro 2,766 5.7 mi
Villas 9,735 6.1 mi
North Cape May 3,731 6.1 mi
Cape May Court House 5,628 7.5 mi
Seaville 2,589 17.5 mi
Palermo 2,696 19.8 mi
Lewes, DE 3,505 21.2 mi
Ocean City 11,261 24.2 mi
Laurel Lake 2,641 26.6 mi
Somers Point 10,515 26.9 mi

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