08540

Name: ZIP code 08540, New Jersey
Address: NJ, 08540, US

ZIP code 08540 is in Mercer County, New Jersey, and crosses into 2 other counties. About 50,388 people live here in 18,609 households. The median home value is $767,900 and the median household income $176,983. The average commute takes about 30 minutes.

ZIP code tabulation area · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

50,388residentsACS 2020–2024

$176,983median household incomeMercer County: $101K

$767,900median home valueMercer County: $378K

95%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

08540 in New JerseyZIP codes coloured by median household income

08540

<$45K$125K+

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

People.

50,388 residents in 18,609 households, next to the Mercer County figure.

23%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

15%

aged 65 and over

27%

of households are people living alone

59%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

19,622 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $767,900 (±$36,959).

64%

of households own their home

50%

of homes are detached single-family houses

28%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$2,218

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201910%

2000–200916%

1990–199916%

1980–198917%

1970–19797%

1960–19698%

1950–195910%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier10%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$15,327.

$176,983

median household income

8.2%

of people live below the poverty line

4.1%

unemployment rate

83%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

30 min

average commute to work

21%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

46%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

37%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

95%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Businesses in 08540.

2,180 business establishments with paid employees have an address in this ZIP code.

Grocery stores and supermarkets8

Convenience stores0

Pharmacies and drug stores6

Retail bakeries0

Full-service restaurants39

Limited-service restaurants25

Coffee shops and snack bars19

Bars0

Physicians’ offices71

Dentists’ offices35

Child care centers13

Gyms and fitness centers22

Movie theaters0

Museums0

Counts are business establishments with paid employees, by the ZIP code of their address. Self-employed people without staff, and public facilities such as libraries, are not included.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023

Health.

Estimated share of adults in 08540, next to the national figure.

80%

had a routine checkup in the past year

74%

visited a dentist in the past year

of 18–64s have no health insurance

18%

get no leisure-time physical activity

33%

usually sleep less than 7 hours

smoke

20%

have obesity

have diagnosed diabetes

28%

have high blood pressure

11%

report fair or poor general health

12%

report frequent mental distress

30%

often feel lonely

faced food insecurity in the past year

faced housing insecurity in the past year

lacked reliable transportation in the past year

These are model-based estimates for adults from the CDC’s PLACES project, combining national health surveys with local population data. They are not counts of local patients, and small differences between nearby ZIP codes are within the margin of the model.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES 2025 release (ZCTA), public domain

Nearest public schools.

In a straight line from the center of the ZIP code. Attendance zones are set by each school district.

Princeton Middle SchoolPRINCETON0.3 mi

Princeton Charter SchoolPRINCETON0.3 mi

Princeton High SchoolPRINCETON0.5 mi

Community Park SchoolPRINCETON0.6 mi

Littlebrook SchoolPRINCETON1.0 mi

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024–25

Nearby ZIP codes.

ZIP codes here are the Census Bureau’s ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which closely match the postal ZIP codes used for addresses.

08542 08544 08536 Mercer County New Jersey