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Passaic County, NJ

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 27 ZIP codes inside Passaic County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
27
in this county
Total population
520,207
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
16
distinct city/town names
Avg density
3,618
people / sq mi
Avg median income
—
household, ACS
Avg home value
—
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Passaic County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
07055 Passaic 70,308 8,676 $56,780
07470 Wayne 55,280 894 $151,561
07011 Clifton 40,680 5,046 $73,589
07501 Paterson 36,019 7,726 $40,699
07013 Clifton 29,322 2,557 $119,291
07424 Little Falls 26,893 1,816 $104,122
07508 Haledon 23,730 1,821 $94,611
07522 Paterson 22,645 9,976 $48,002
07506 Hawthorne 19,507 2,270 $118,093
07503 Paterson 19,365 4,835 $60,295
07514 Paterson 19,254 8,014 $65,492
07502 Paterson 18,113 8,139 $68,649
07480 West Milford 14,991 175 $114,056
07012 Clifton 14,711 2,590 $100,341
07524 Paterson 14,611 7,440 $50,033
07504 Paterson 12,198 5,660 $67,269
07456 Ringwood 11,778 178 $142,529
07513 Paterson 11,600 7,890 $64,320
07442 Pompton Lakes 11,113 1,488 $119,038
07512 Totowa 11,013 1,074 $114,177
07403 Bloomingdale 7,759 491 $126,825
07421 Hewitt 7,371 126 $132,419
07465 Wanaque 5,890 272 $113,673
07420 Haskell 5,395 866 $106,915
07505 Paterson 4,122 6,502 $33,311
07014 Clifton 4,029 1,084 $138,222
07435 Newfoundland 2,510 77 $143,191

About Passaic County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Passaic County in New Jersey contains roughly 27 ZIP codes spread across 16 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 520,207. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider New Jersey index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 3,618, which classifies the county overall as a urban environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Passaic County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Passaic County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model. For a wider commuter-shed view that crosses county lines, see the New York–Newark–Jersey City metro hub.