08721

Name: ZIP code 08721, New Jersey
Address: NJ, 08721, US

ZIP code 08721 is in Ocean County, New Jersey. About 22,783 people live here in 8,458 households. The median home value is $383,900 and the median household income $105,273. The average commute takes about 36 minutes.

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

22,783residentsACS 2020–2024

$105,273median household incomeOcean County: $90K

$383,900median home valueOcean County: $398K

95%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

08721 in New JerseyZIP codes coloured by median household income

08721

<$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.

22,783 residents in 8,458 households, next to the Ocean County figure.

20%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

21%

of households are people living alone

57%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

9,429 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $383,900 (±$16,133).

86%

of households own their home

88%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

10%

of housing units are vacant

$1,675

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20196%

2000–200918%

1990–199913%

1980–198918%

1970–197919%

1960–196914%

1950–19598%

1940–19490%

1939 or earlier5%

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 ±$8,625.

$105,273

median household income

6.7%

of people live below the poverty line

7.9%

unemployment rate

28%

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.

36 min

average commute to work

30%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

87%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

10%

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 08721.

387 business establishments with paid employees have an address in this ZIP code.

Grocery stores and supermarkets0

Convenience stores4

Pharmacies and drug stores3

Retail bakeries0

Full-service restaurants13

Limited-service restaurants15

Coffee shops and snack bars7

Bars0

Physicians’ offices0

Dentists’ offices4

Child care centers3

Gyms and fitness centers3

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 08721, next to the national figure.

76%

had a routine checkup in the past year

68%

visited a dentist in the past year

of 18–64s have no health insurance

24%

get no leisure-time physical activity

36%

usually sleep less than 7 hours

14%

smoke

30%

have obesity

10%

have diagnosed diabetes

31%

have high blood pressure

16%

report fair or poor general health

16%

report frequent mental distress

30%

often feel lonely

11%

faced food insecurity in the past year

10%

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.

Beachwood Elementary SchoolBEACHWOOD1.2 mi

Toms River Intermediate School SouthBEACHWOOD1.2 mi

Berkeley Township Elementary SchoolBAYVILLE1.4 mi

Bayville Elementary SchoolBAYVILLE1.5 mi

Central Regional High SchoolBAYVILLE1.6 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.

08722 08741 08732 08734 08740 08753 Ocean County New Jersey