What city is 08502 in?

08502 is a Belle Mead, NJ mailing address. By land area, 16% lies inside Belle Mead and 6% lies inside Harlingen; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 08502?

About 11,849 people (±644), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 11,636.

What is the median household income in 08502?

$227,242 (±$11,310), compared with $103,556 for New Jersey as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 08502?

7 USPS carrier routes with 4,035 residential and 72 business mailboxes (4,110 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 08502?

The closest, measured center to center: 08553 (3.4 mi, Rocky Hill borough, NJ), 08844 (3.5 mi, Hillsborough), 08558 (3.6 mi, Skillman), 08528 (4.6 mi, Kingston), 08823 (4.7 mi, Pleasant Plains) and 08821 (5.3 mi, Flagtown).

08502 ZIP Code, Belle Mead, NJ

08502 is a ZIP code in Belle Mead, New Jersey in Somerset County. It covers 13 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 08553, 08844 and 08558. 11,849 people live here in 3,983 households. With about 895 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (82%). Median household income is $227,242, well above the New Jersey median of $103,556; 49% of households have children under 18.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Belle Mead, NJ
County: Somerset County
Land area: 13 sq mi
Population: 11,849
Median household income: $227,242
Carrier routes: 7 (4,035 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	11,849
Households	3,983
Median household income	$227,242
Income per person	$87,447
Median age	41.6
Homeowners	81.8%
Median home value	$816,700
Median rent	$2,298
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.7%
Average commute (minutes)	36.1
Households with kids under 18	48.6%
Moved in the past year	10.1%
Below the poverty line	3.1%
Broadband internet	98.1%
Speak a non-English language at home	49.6%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	1.1%
$10–15K	0.6%
$15–25K	2.0%
$25–35K	0.5%
$35–50K	0.8%
$50–75K	5.1%
$75–100K	10.3%
$100–150K	12.7%
$150–200K	8.1%
$200K+	58.9%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	10.9%
10–19	16.8%
20–24	5.8%
25–34	7.7%
35–44	15.8%
45–54	18.7%
55–64	13.7%
65–74	6.2%
75+	4.4%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	63.4%
Owned outright	19.2%
Rented	17.4%
Vacant	0.0%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	75.4%
Townhome	10.4%
2–4 units	1.3%
5–19 units	10.1%
20+ units	2.9%
Mobile / other	0.0%

Businesses in 08502

200 business establishments with 1,899 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 72
Health Care and Social Assistance: 18
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 14
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 14
Retail Trade: 13
Other Services (except Public Administration): 13
Finance and Insurance: 9
Construction: 8

EDDM carrier routes

08502 has 7 USPS carrier routes with 4,035 residential and 72 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 08502

08502 has 7 USPS carrier routes (7 rural (R)) with 4,035 residential and 72 business mailboxes. Routes range from 445 homes (R006) to 733 homes (R016); the median route has 568 homes. The Census counted 3,983 households in 08502 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	1
500–749	6
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R018 — USPS business mailboxes 30, 631 homes
Route R011 — USPS business mailboxes 21, 539 homes
Route R016 — USPS business mailboxes 12, 733 homes
Route R006 — USPS business mailboxes 6, 445 homes
Route R013 — USPS business mailboxes 2, 500 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 08502

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
R006	Rural	445	6	$196,361	—	—	—
R007	Rural	568	0	$200,001+	—	—	—
R011	Rural	539	21	$200,001+	—	—	—
R013	Rural	500	2	$200,001+	—	—	—
R016	Rural	733	12	$200,001+	—	—	—
R017	Rural	619	1	$200,001+	—	—	—
R018	Rural	631	30	$200,001+	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 08502 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

08553 — Rocky Hill borough, NJ (3.4 mi)
08844 — Hillsborough CDP, NJ (3.5 mi)
08558 — Skillman CDP, NJ (3.6 mi)
08528 — Kingston CDP, NJ (4.6 mi)
08823 — Pleasant Plains CDP, NJ (4.7 mi)
08821 — Flagtown CDP, NJ (5.3 mi)
08824 — Kendall Park CDP, NJ (5.6 mi)
08540 — Princeton, NJ (5.8 mi)

Areas that include 08502

Belle Mead, NJ ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Harlingen, NJ ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Somerset County ZIP codes — 32 ZIP codes
New Jersey ZIP code data

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 08502, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 08502 in?: 08502 is a Belle Mead, NJ mailing address. By land area, 16% lies inside Belle Mead and 6% lies inside Harlingen; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 08502 in?: 08502 is in Somerset County.
What is the population of 08502?: About 11,849 people (±644), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 11,636.
What is the median household income in 08502?: $227,242 (±$11,310), compared with $103,556 for New Jersey as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 08502?: 7 USPS carrier routes with 4,035 residential and 72 business mailboxes (4,110 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 08502?: The closest, measured center to center: 08553 (3.4 mi, Rocky Hill borough, NJ), 08844 (3.5 mi, Hillsborough), 08558 (3.6 mi, Skillman), 08528 (4.6 mi, Kingston), 08823 (4.7 mi, Pleasant Plains) and 08821 (5.3 mi, Flagtown).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.