Trenton, NJ
Mercer County · New Jersey · United States
Home to 1,118 people across 0.316 square miles.
At a glance
08608 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 08608 is
| Coordinates | 40.219081, -74.766843 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Mercer County |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| Land area | 0.316 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 | 28.0 mi |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 52.6 mi |
| Boston, MA | 242.7 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 679.3 mi |
People
Who lives in 08608
1,118 residents in 560 households, averaging 2.0 people per household. The largest age group is 25-34 at 26.6% of residents, and 50.7% of households are a single person living alone.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 560 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.0 |
| Family households | 39.3% |
| Living alone | 50.7% |
| Median age | 31.4 years |
| Households with internet | 62.7% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 08608
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $24,624 |
| Poverty rate | 21.7% |
| Unemployment rate | 11.8% |
| Labor force participation | 63.4% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 24.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 76.5% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 08608
median rent runs $1,009 a month. This is a renter-majority area — 90.2% of occupied homes are rented, and the typical building went up in 1973.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $1,009/mo |
| Median year built | 1973 |
| Housing units | 645 |
| Vacancy rate | 13.2% |
Own vs. rent
Of 560 occupied units
| Owner households | 55 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 505 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 08608 commutes
48.2% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 32.5 minutes. 28.3% work from home.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 32.5 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 08608
ZIP code 08608 is assigned to Trenton, NJ, and falls within Mercer 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 1,118 people live inside it.
At 3,538 residents per square mile spread over 0.316 square miles, 08608 reads as a densely built-up area. It is a sparsely populated 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.
Living here
What life in Trenton looks like
The building stock is dominated by mid-sized apartment buildings, which account for 45.7% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1973, making the housing here from the later twentieth century.
The population skews younger than the country as a whole, with a median age of 31.4 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.0 people, and 39.3% are family households.
Getting to work takes 32.5 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 48.2% of workers, while 28.3% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Trenton, NJ
Trenton is a built-up area, so you will generally find a mix of chain hotels near the main approach roads and a smaller number of independent properties closer to the centre. Staying in 08608 itself often costs less than an equivalent room in the nearest downtown while keeping you close to it.
Median rent in 08608 is $1,009 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 28.0 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.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 08608 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 08608 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, 08608 offers a compact profile of Trenton: 1,118 residents, 24.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 11.8%. 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. 08608 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Trenton 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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ZIP codes near 08608
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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 08608. 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).