Camden, NJ
Camden County · New Jersey · United States
Home to 26,681 people across 2.594 square miles.
At a glance
08105 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 08105 is
| Coordinates | 39.95034, -75.096278 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Camden County |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| Land area | 2.594 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
| Philadelphia, PA | 3.7 mi |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 77.9 mi |
| Boston, MA | 268.0 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 667.2 mi |
People
Who lives in 08105
26,681 residents in 8,222 households, averaging 3.25 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 29.4% of residents, and 73.1% of households are families.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 8,222 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 3.25 |
| Family households | 73.1% |
| Living alone | 21.6% |
| Median age | 30.7 years |
| Households with internet | 87.8% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 08105
The median household here earns $48,319 a year, below the US median of $70,109, which puts 08105 ahead of 14% of American ZIP codes. 23.4% of residents live below the poverty line.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | $48,319 ±$5,941 |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $20,031 |
| Poverty rate | 23.4% |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2% |
| Labor force participation | 64.5% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 8.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 63.2% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 08105
A typical home is valued at $113,100, and median rent runs $1,215 a month. Ownership is close to even at 42.2% owned, and the typical building went up in 1953.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | $113,100 |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $1,215/mo |
| Median year built | 1953 |
| Housing units | 8,681 |
| Vacancy rate | 5.3% |
Own vs. rent
Of 8,222 occupied units
| Owner households | 3,468 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 4,754 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 08105 commutes
53.9% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 25.5 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 25.5 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 08105
ZIP code 08105 is assigned to Camden, NJ, and falls within Camden 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 26,681 people live inside it.
At 10,286 residents per square mile spread over 2.594 square miles, 08105 reads as a dense urban area. It is a populous postal code, 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 are well below the national median. At $48,319, 08105 ranks among the lower-income postal codes, ahead of 14% 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 Camden looks like
Housing in 08105 costs below the national median. A typical home is valued at $113,100 against a US median of $207,500, and median gross rent runs $1,215 a month. The split between owning and renting is fairly even at 42.2% owner-occupied, which tends to indicate a mix of housing types rather than one dominant form.
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 69.6% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1953, making the housing here mid-century.
The population skews younger than the country as a whole, with a median age of 30.7 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 3.25 people on average, with 73.1% classified as family households.
Getting to work takes 25.5 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 53.9% of workers.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Camden, NJ
Camden sits in a densely built environment, and accommodation in and around 08105 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 08105 is $1,215 a month, which sits in the middle of the national range; accommodation pricing locally tends to be similarly mid-market. For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 3.7 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 08105 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 08105 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, 08105 offers a compact profile of Camden: 26,681 residents, a median household income of $48,319, 8.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 10.2%. 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. 08105 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Camden 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 08105. 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).