Irvington, NJ
Essex County · New Jersey · United States
Home to 60,334 people across 2.914 square miles.
At a glance
07111 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 07111 is
| Coordinates | 40.723859, -74.232522 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Essex County |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| Land area | 2.914 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| New York, NY | 11.9 mi |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PA | 72.5 mi |
| Boston, MA | 199.3 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 699.2 mi |
People
Who lives in 07111
60,334 residents in 22,166 households, averaging 2.72 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 23.1% of residents.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 22,166 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.72 |
| Family households | 57.4% |
| Living alone | 38.3% |
| Median age | 34.9 years |
| Households with internet | 86.8% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 07111
The median household here earns $59,232 a year, below the US median of $70,109, which puts 07111 ahead of 31% of American ZIP codes. 18.1% of residents live below the poverty line.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | $59,232 ±$4,389 |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $29,823 |
| Poverty rate | 18.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6% |
| Labor force participation | 68.3% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 22.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 86.3% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 07111
A typical home is valued at $291,500, and median rent runs $1,324 a month. This is a renter-majority area — 70.7% of occupied homes are rented, and the typical building went up in 1959.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | $291,500 |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $1,324/mo |
| Median year built | 1959 |
| Housing units | 24,176 |
| Vacancy rate | 8.3% |
Own vs. rent
Of 22,166 occupied units
| Owner households | 6,494 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 15,672 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 07111 commutes
55.5% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 34.8 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 34.8 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 07111
ZIP code 07111 is assigned to Irvington, NJ, and falls within Essex County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 60,334 people live inside it.
At 20,705 residents per square mile spread over 2.914 square miles, 07111 reads as a dense urban area. It is one of the more heavily populated postal codes in the country, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Household earnings run below the national median. At $59,232, 07111 sits in the lower half, ahead of 31% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.
Living here
What life in Irvington looks like
Housing in 07111 costs close to the national median. A typical home is valued at $291,500 against a US median of $207,500, and median gross rent runs $1,324 a month. This is firmly renter territory — 70.7% of occupied homes are rented, a pattern typical of city centres, student areas and neighbourhoods with a lot of apartment stock.
The building stock is dominated by small multi-family buildings of two to four units, which account for 39.7% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1959, making the housing here mid-century.
The population skews younger than the country as a whole, with a median age of 34.9 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.72 people, and 57.4% are family households.
Getting to work takes 34.8 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 55.5% of workers, while 15.7% take public transit. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Irvington, NJ
Irvington sits in a densely built environment, and accommodation in and around 07111 tends to reflect that — full-service hotels, boutique properties and serviced apartments packed close together, usually within walking distance of transit. Rates in dense urban codes move sharply with the calendar: midweek business demand and weekend leisure demand can price very differently.
Median rent in 07111 is $1,324 a month, which sits in the middle of the national range; accommodation pricing locally tends to be similarly mid-market. For reference, New York, NY is about 11.9 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 07111 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 07111 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 07111 offers a compact profile of Irvington: 60,334 residents, a median household income of $59,232, 22.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 8.6%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 07111 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Irvington may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07111. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).