08879 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: South Amboy, NJ Middlesex County, NJ Zip code population (2000): 21,956 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 21,551 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 08879 Houses and condos: 8,440 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,024 % of renters here:   37% State:   34% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 08879: 121.4 (high, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 7.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 2713 people per square mile   (average). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   3.6% ($3,449) New Jersey:   3.6% ($4,047) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 10,814   (49.3%) Females: 11,142   (50.7%) Recent posts about zip code 08879 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Some bad towns/areas in New Jersey  (94 replies) The Worst Places To Live In NJ?  (163 replies) Childrens future in NJ  (85 replies) Jersey "Institutions" of Yesteryear...Ahhhh  (278 replies) Gay friendly towns in New Jersey  (51 replies) What are your favorite NJ restaurants?  (261 replies) 100% urban population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $316,422 08879:   $316,422 New Jersey:   $372,300 According to our research of public records there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 08879 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average. Median resident age:   36.9 years New Jersey median age:   36.7 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.7 people New Jersey:   2.7 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 08879, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $51,365 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $51,365 State:   $64,921 Salary/wage: $47,926 (reported on 86.2% of returns) Here:   $47,926 State:   $57,755 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.3% for AGIs below $10k, 70.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.3% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,099 (reported on 53.6% of returns) This zip code:   $1,099 New Jersey:   $2,068 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,352 (reported on 24.5% of returns) Here:   $1,352 State:   $3,959 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$4,750 (reported on 16.3% of returns) Here:   +$4,750 State:   +$13,591 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.2% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$11,734 (reported on 9.9% of returns) Here:   +$11,734 State:   +$17,520 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $10k, 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,916 (reported on 2.8% of returns) 08879:   $2,916 New Jersey:   $3,270 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $13,975 (reported on 0.4% of returns) Here:   $13,975 New Jersey:   $17,258 Total itemized deductions: $18,839 (1% of AGI, reported on 43.0% of returns) Here:   $18,839 State:   $23,924 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.0% for AGIs below $10k, 12.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.3% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $2,154 (2.7% of AGI, reported on 39.6% of returns) Here:   $2,154 New Jersey:   $3,242 Here:   2.7% of AGI State:   2.7% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $7,131 (reported on 81.0% of returns) 08879:   $7,131 State:   $12,321 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,481 (reported on 9.5% of returns) Here:   $1,481 State:   $1,711 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.2% Here:   62% State:   65% (% for various income ranges: 51.7% for AGIs below $10k, 60.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.1% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$64,397
New Jersey:	$67,035

Nearest zip codes: 08859, 08861, 10307, 07721, 08832, 07747.
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Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	70.0%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	5.6%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 08879 with a mortgage: 3,123 (374 second mortgage, 501 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,579

This zip code:	5.9%
Whole state:	8.6%

This zip code:	2.4%
Whole state:	3.9%

Here:	6.2
State:	6.6

Here:	3.9
State:	3.8

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 08879: $40,000 to $49,999: 3 $50,000 to $59,999: 3 $60,000 to $69,999: 2 $70,000 to $79,999: 7 $80,000 to $89,999: 6 $90,000 to $99,999: 6 $100,000 to $124,999: 23 $125,000 to $149,999: 63 $150,000 to $174,999: 88 $175,000 to $199,999: 253 $200,000 to $249,999: 680 $250,000 to $299,999: 980 $300,000 to $399,999: 1,989 $400,000 to $499,999: 505 $500,000 to $749,999: 337 $750,000 to $999,999: 41 $1,000,000 or more: 49

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 08879: Less than $100: 29 $100 to $149: 14 $150 to $199: 27 $200 to $249: 14 $250 to $299: 15 $300 to $349: 10 $350 to $399: 28 $400 to $449: 10 $450 to $499: 12 $500 to $549: 41 $550 to $599: 41 $600 to $649: 208 $650 to $699: 140 $700 to $749: 272 $750 to $799: 204 $800 to $899: 685 $900 to $999: 283 $1,000 to $1,249: 287 $1,250 to $1,499: 17 $1,500 to $1,999: 22 No cash rent: 90

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $309,104.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $312,208
• Black or African American householders: $415,760
• Asian householders: $396,026
• Some other race householders: $343,252
• Two or more races householders: $294,469
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $292,030

08879:	$316,370
New Jersey:	$372,300

Detached houses: $303,431

Here:	$303,431
State:	$452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $364,758

Here:	$364,758
State:	$310,364

In 2-unit structures: $423,663

Here:	$423,663
State:	$429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $387,932

Here:	$387,932
State:	$371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $259,062

Here:	$259,062
State:	$309,003

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,314
• One, attached: 378
• Two: 794
• 3 or 4: 302
• 5 to 9: 324
• 10 to 19: 523
• 20 to 49: 573
• 50 or more: 229

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,510 (79%) Carpooled: 981 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 467 (4%) Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Railroad: 259 (2%) Taxi: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 16 (0%) Walked: 264 (2%) Other means: 69 (1%) Worked at home: 178 (2%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 286 5 to 9 minutes: 1051 10 to 14 minutes: 1033 15 to 19 minutes: 1152 20 to 24 minutes: 1408 25 to 29 minutes: 592 30 to 34 minutes: 1472 35 to 39 minutes: 301 40 to 44 minutes: 466 45 to 59 minutes: 1265 60 to 89 minutes: 899 90 or more minutes: 668

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.2%

Household type by relationship
Households: 21,826

• In family households: 18,900 (4,236 male householders, 1,527 female householders)

  4,315 spouses, 7,302 children (6,890 natural, 102 adopted, 310 stepchildren), 366 grandchildren, 187 brothers or sisters, 298 parents, 309 other relatives, 360 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,926 (1,259 male householders (987 living alone)), 1,195 female householders (1,063 living alone)), 472 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 136 (101 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,027 2-persons, 1,435 3-persons, 1,333 4-persons, 627 5-persons, 281 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,050 1-person, 375 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

3,863 married couples with children.
952 single-parent households (228 men, 724 women).

80.5% of residents of 08879 zip code speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 20% well, 12% not well, 1% not at all).
11.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% very well, 25% well, 12% not well, 1% not at all).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% very well, 11% well, 4% not well).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (51% very well, 37% well, 12% not well).

Foreign born population: 2,774 (12.6%)
(44.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	12.6%
Whole state:	17.5%

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 3469

Polish: 3461

Italian: 3380

Other groups: 3193

German: 1635

United States or American: 651

English: 555

Hungarian: 400

Slovak: 323

Ukrainian: 221

Arab:: 183

Russian: 182

Egyptian: 177

Scottish: 159

Portuguese: 150

Danish: 135

French (except Basque): 134

Greek: 134

Scotch-Irish: 126

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 97

Dutch: 93

Brazilian: 89

Swedish: 81

Czech: 74

French Canadian: 73

Welsh: 70

Norwegian: 69

Lithuanian: 67

Subsaharan African:: 56

Haitian: 35

Estonian: 34

Turkish: 31

British: 29

Albanian: 29

Maltese: 28

Austrian: 27

Nigerian: 27

Bulgarian: 25

Jamaican: 25

Finnish: 24

Slavic: 23

African: 19

West Indian: 17

Czechoslovakian: 16

European: 14

Barbadian: 11

Liberian: 10

Belgian: 10

British West Indian: 9

Romanian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Israeli: 6

Canadian: 6

Armenian: 6

Arab/Arabic: 6

Eastern European: 5

Celtic: 4

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• OLD BRIDGE TWP BD OF ED MEMORIAL SCHOOL (11 ELY AVE in LAURENCE HARBOR, NJ)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-130
  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-021896, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-16573, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  

• PARKWAY FABRICATORS (241 RARITAN ST in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-013030, STATE CLEANUP SITE
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS
  Organizations: PILGRIM TOO/ATTN:AMER INDUSTRIES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BEACON SCRAP METAL CO INC (73 MAIN STREET in SOUTH AMBOY CITY, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-49699, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Organizations: BEACON METAL CO INC
  Alternative names: BEACON METAL CO INC

• NJDOT (SCOTT AVE & MAIN ST NW COR in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-NJR000034074, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: TIMOTHY STEINBEISER (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , STATE OF NEW JERSEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• AMBOY AGGREGATES (LOWER MAIN ST in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-1220-02-0003.1, LAND USE - COASTAL AND LAND USE, NJEMS-1220-02-0003.2, NJEMS-15296, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-U24, REFUSE DISPOSAL
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL; COAL AND OTHER MINERALS AND ORES
  Organizations: RICHARD ROSAMILIA PRESIDENT, AMBOY AGGREGATES T/A (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: AMBOY AGGREGATES/SPECTRASERV, AMBOY AGGREGATES T/A

• GETTY SERVICE STATION #00670 (957 RTE 9 in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-001702, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-A1529, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-83014100000, EPCRA
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
  Organizations: GETTY PETROLEUM MARKETING INC
  

• AUTOS OF AMBOY INC (168 MAIN ST in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-021811, STATE CLEANUP SITE
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: RR ASSOC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: AUTOS OF AMBOY DBA 21ST CENTURY

• B&G AUTO BODY (477 SOUTH PINE AVE in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-G1536, AIR PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS
  

• NAVARROS AUTO BODY CENTER (2036 STATE HIGHWAY 35 N in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-G1556, AIR PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLES AND PASSENGER CAR BODIES
  Organizations: NAVARRO AUTO BODY
  Alternative names: NAVARRO'S AUTO BODY

• GARDEN STATE CLEANERS (325 S PINE AVE in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-L1688, AIR PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
  

• ALL STATE PLASTICS INC (237 RARITAN ST in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-17974, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-29162700000, EPCRA
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: GASKETS, PACKING, AND SEALING DEVICES; UNSUPPORTED PLASTICS PROFILE SHAPES
  Alternative names: ALLSTATE PLASTICS INC

• Amboy Motel, 3901 Rt 9 & 35, South Amboy, NJ 08879, Phone: (732) 721-1525
• Knights Inn, 7089 Rt 35 And 9 S, South Amboy, NJ 08879, Phone: (732) 525-1770, Fax: (732) 525-9769

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 14773
• Northeast: 3409
• Midwest: 191
• South: 416
• West: 141

67% of the 08879 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in New Jersey.

Population in 1990: 20,993. Population change in the 1990s: +963 (+4.6%).

Here:	12.0%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Here:	12.9%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Here:	25.6%
New Jersey:	30.1%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• HARDWOOD FLOORS UNLIMITED (59 MERRITT AVE in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ; small business): $9,190 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005

  $4,740 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2005-11-07. Completion date: 2005-12-30.
  $4,450, same as above. Signed on 2004-12-06. Completion date: 2005-03-10.
  

• ACE MOUNTINGS CO INC (11 CROSS AVE in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ; small business)

  $4,076 with Air Force for Ship and Boat Propulsion Components. Signed on 2005-09-20. Completion date: 2005-10-17.

• ALLSTATE PLASTICS INC (237 RARITAN ST in SOUTH AMBOY, NJ; small business): $3,265 in 2 contracts in 2004

  $2,565 with Army for Plastics Fabricated Materials. Taking place in IL. Signed on 2004-06-03. Completion date: 2004-07-01.
  $700, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-07. Completion date: 2004-07-01.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (250-499 employees: 2 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 9)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 6)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Construction: Tile and Terrazzo Contractors (100-249: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Office Administrative Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 6)

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