Which ZIP code in Essex County has the highest median household income?

07078 (Short Hills), at $250,000+, among 31 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Richest ZIP codes in Essex County, NJ

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Essex County with the highest median household income, out of 31 with at least 1,000 residents. 07078 (Short Hills, $250,000+), 07043 (Montclair, $250,000+) and 07021 (Essex Fells, $250,000+) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Essex County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Essex County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	07078	Short Hills	$250,000+	14,613	4,519	4,676
2	07043	Montclair	$250,000+	13,256	4,258	4,338
3	07021	Essex Fells	$250,000+	2,361	752	795
4	07028	Glen Ridge	$247,361 ±$41,035	8,022	2,533	2,720
5	07039	Livingston	$229,806 ±$19,424	31,488	10,451	11,499
6	07041	Millburn	$202,750 ±$15,882	7,532	2,637	2,819
7	07079	South Orange	$195,417 ±$19,355	18,539	6,113	6,496
8	07040	Maplewood	$173,500 ±$36,582	25,613	8,662	9,102
9	07068	Roseland	$164,458 ±$33,332	6,268	2,513	2,890
10	07044	Verona	$161,843 ±$15,990	14,545	5,829	5,981
11	07009	Cedar Grove	$151,625 ±$17,495	13,535	4,992	5,090
12	07006	Caldwell	$149,102 ±$8,817	26,654	10,074	10,205
13	07052	West Orange	$129,475 ±$14,311	48,620	17,184	18,389
14	07042	Montclair	$122,847 ±$9,327	27,326	11,549	11,405
15	07110	Nutley	$119,646 ±$7,827	29,980	11,914	11,806
16	07004	Fairfield	$115,980 ±$14,772	7,824	3,039	3,099
17	07003	Bloomfield	$103,663 ±$6,326	53,771	21,215	20,760
18	07109	Belleville	$90,438 ±$5,895	37,984	14,249	13,780
19	07018	East Orange	$62,564 ±$6,237	28,924	12,287	13,429
20	07111	Irvington	$61,609 ±$5,386	60,867	23,542	20,462
21	07105	Newark	$59,847 ±$2,938	57,093	19,099	16,683
22	07017	East Orange	$58,853 ±$7,939	40,910	15,916	15,682
23	07112	Newark	$58,200 ±$3,378	29,456	11,263	9,672
24	07104	Newark	$53,978 ±$6,654	52,266	20,207	18,286
25	07106	Newark	$53,440 ±$7,826	36,383	12,944	10,403

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 31 of 31 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 22,513 households, on 76 carrier routes with 24,028 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Essex County has the highest median household income?: 07078 (Short Hills), at $250,000+, among 31 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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