08735

Name: ZIP code 08735, New Jersey
Address: NJ, 08735, US

ZIP code 08735 is in Ocean County, New Jersey. About 3,451 people live here in 2,032 households. The median home value is $872,300 and the median household income $76,974. The average commute takes about 37 minutes.

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

3,451residentsACS 2020–2024

$76,974median household incomeOcean County: $90K

$872,300median home valueOcean County: $398K

87%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

08735 in New JerseyZIP codes coloured by median household income

08735

<$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.

3,451 residents in 2,032 households, next to the Ocean County figure.

under 18

aged 18–34

44%

aged 65 and over

48%

of households are people living alone

38%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

7,186 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $872,300 (±$64,200).

81%

of households own their home

88%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

72%

of housing units are vacant

$2,026

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%

2010–201918%

2000–200912%

1990–19994%

1980–19898%

1970–19796%

1960–196911%

1950–195923%

1940–194910%

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 ±$26,276.

$76,974

median household income

4.8%

of people live below the poverty line

3.7%

unemployment rate

52%

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.

37 min

average commute to work

33%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

73%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

21%

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.

87%

of households have a broadband subscription

11%

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 08735.

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

Grocery stores and supermarkets0

Convenience stores0

Pharmacies and drug stores0

Retail bakeries0

Full-service restaurants13

Limited-service restaurants6

Coffee shops and snack bars9

Bars0

Physicians’ offices0

Dentists’ offices0

Child care centers0

Gyms and fitness centers0

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 08735, next to the national figure.

84%

had a routine checkup in the past year

75%

visited a dentist in the past year

of 18–64s have no health insurance

22%

get no leisure-time physical activity

30%

usually sleep less than 7 hours

smoke

26%

have obesity

12%

have diagnosed diabetes

41%

have high blood pressure

15%

report fair or poor general health

11%

report frequent mental distress

25%

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.

Lavallette Elementary SchoolLavallette2.0 mi

Silver Bay Elementary SchoolTOMS RIVER3.3 mi

Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary SchoolSEASIDE HTS3.5 mi

Toms River High School EastTOMS RIVER4.1 mi

Osbornville Elementary SchoolBRICK4.1 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.

08738 08751 08723 08753 08732 08740 Ocean County New Jersey