ZIP code · South Orange · New Jersey · United States
ZIP code 07079 — South Orange
ZIP code 07079 serves South Orange, New Jersey.
- Postal code
- 07079Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- South Orange
- County
- Essex FIPS 34013
- State
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 40.7465, -74.2575 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 18,369 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 6,438 / sq mi
- Land area
- 2.9 sq mi (7.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $184,769
- Per-capita income
- $83,427
- Median age
- 36.8
- Households
- 5,953
- Housing units
- 6,131
- Median home value
- $808,100
- Median gross rent
- $2,067 / month
- Congressional district
- NJ-11 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7a (0 to 5 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 07079
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 86°F), coldest Jan (avg low 22°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 40 | 42 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Avg low °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CANOE BROOK (5.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 07079
- 8 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 1 pharmacies
- 2 supermarkets
- 25 restaurants & cafés
- 10 parks
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 2 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 11 places of worship
- 6 banks
- 1 gas stations
- 1 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page