08540 Zip Code Profile

08540 is an affluent (median household income: $90,977) upscale suburban zip code in Princeton, New Jersey. The population is primarily white, and mostly married couples. At $582,100 the average home value here is a bit higher than average for the Trenton-Ewing metro area, so this probably isn't the place to look for housing bargains.

Most families here are doing great financially earning $158,158/year on average.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 08540 earn an average of $74,450/year. Women earn only $38,609/year.

20,548 people in 08540 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 08540? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living here is not bad, only 27.5 minutes.

The median age here is 38. There are 22,972 men and 24,143 women. The median age for men is 36 while for women the median age is 39.

To give you a sense of the community, 16,922 people (out of the 47,115 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 17,967 homes, and 1,533 businesses every day. people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

08540 Zip code is located in the Eastern time zone at 40 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Beijing, China!) and -75 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 206 feet above sea levell.

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• Beekman Manor
• BNA - Business Networking Association
• Greening Princeton Farmers Market
• Hickory Ridge
• Mill Pond

• Montgomery Farmers Market
• Ridgeview Community
• The Trenton Farmers Market
• Yorkshire Village

• Demographics

• Total Population: 47,115
• White Population: 32,133
• Black Population: 2,641
• Hispanic Population: 2,812
• Asian Population: 12,292
• Hawaiian Population: 59
• Indian Population: 233
• Male Population: 22,972
• Female Population: 24,143
• Median Age: 38
• Median Age of Males: 36
• Median Age of Females: 39

• Geography

• Region: Northeast
• Division: Middle Atlantic
• State: New Jersey
• CBSA Type: Metropolitan
• CBSA Name: Trenton-Ewing NJ
• County: Mercer
• City: Princeton
• Longitude: -74.7
• Latitude: 40.4
• Elevation: 207 feet above sea levele
• Area code: 609

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters: 19,018
• Drive alone:
• Carpool:
• Public transit:
• Ride bikes or walk:


• Average commute time: 27.5 minutes.
•    0 - 5: 1,095
•    5 - 9: 2,612
•    10 - 14: 3,523
•    15 - 19: 2,796
•    20 - 24: 1,831
•    25 - 29: 884
•    30 - 34: 1,608
•    35 - 39: 474
•    40 - 44: 450
•    45 - 59: 1,069
•    60 - 89: 1,186
•    90 plus: 1,490

• The Economics

• Average House Value: $582,100
• Average Annual Household Income: $122,921
• Businesses: 2,100
• Employees: 47,788
• Annual Payroll: $4,064,374,000
• Average Family Income: $158,158
• Median Family Income: $90,977
• Average Income for Men: $74,450
• Average Income for Women: $38,609

• The Politics

• Congressional District: 07, 12
• Congressional District Land Area: 595.0, 633.0
• Sr Senator: Jeff Chiesa (R)
• Jr Senator: Robert Menendez (D)
• US House Representative: Leonard Lance (R)

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code: 021
• State FIPS Code: 34

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View all schools in Princeton

Primary Schools

Community Park

372 Witherspoon Street

Princeton, NJ 08540

(609) 924-7923

Johnson Park School

285 Rosedale Road

Princeton, NJ 08540

(609) 497-2820

Littlebrook School

39 Magnolia Lane

Princeton, NJ 08540

(609) 924-7925

Princeton Charter School

575 Ewing Street

Princeton, NJ 08540

(609) 924-0575

Riverside

58 Riverside Drive

Princeton, NJ 08540

(609) 924-7921

Middle Schools

J. Witherspoon Middle

217 Walnut Lane

Princeton, NJ 08540

(609) 806-4270

High Schools

Princeton High

151 Moore Street

Princeton, NJ 08540

(609) 806-4280