ZIP Code Tabulation Area · New Jersey

ZIP Code 07981: Whippany, NJ

ZIP Code 07981 (Whippany, Morris County, New Jersey) has an estimated 9,030 residents in 3,738 households. The median household income is $149,893, the median home value is $614,100 and the median gross rent is $2,556/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated

Total population

9,030

Margin of error ±620

Median household income

$149,893

Margin of error ±$12,375

Median home value

$614,100

Margin of error ±$29,171

Median gross rent

$2,556/mo

Margin of error ±$1,057

Median age

49.7 yrs

Margin of error ±1.3 yrs

Mean travel time to work

25.1 min

Margin of error ±4.3 min

How ZIP 07981 compares with New Jersey and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 0798149.7 yrsNew Jersey40.1 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 07981$149,893New Jersey$103,556United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 07981$75,777New Jersey$54,253United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 079813.8%New Jersey9.7%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 079813.6%New Jersey6.3%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 0798155.4%New Jersey43.6%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 07981$614,100New Jersey$454,400United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 07981$2,556/moNew Jersey$1,720/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 0798187.4%New Jersey63.8%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 0798125.1 minNew Jersey30.5 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 0798121.1%New Jersey16.8%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 07981

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 07981 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 07981Margin of errorNew JerseyUnited States
Total population9,030±6209,343,809334,922,499
Median age49.7 yrs±1.3 yrs40.1 yrs38.9 yrs
Households3,738±3183,507,701129,227,496
Median household income$149,893±$12,375$103,556$80,734
Per capita income$75,777±$7,558$54,253$44,673
Poverty rate3.8%±1.8 pts9.7%12.5%
Unemployment rate3.6%±1.8 pts6.3%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.4%±5.0 pts43.6%35.7%
Median home value$614,100±$29,171$454,400$332,700
Median gross rent$2,556/mo±$1,057$1,720/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes87.4%±3.8 pts63.8%65.2%
Mean travel time to work25.1 min±4.3 min30.5 min26.4 min
Worked from home21.1%±5.1 pts16.8%15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 07981
GroupZIP 07981New JerseyUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino67.8%50.9%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.4%12.2%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.1%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino13.9%10.0%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.0%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino2.6%0.8%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino4.3%3.5%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)10.9%22.5%19.3%

Where ZIP 07981 is

State
New Jersey
Main county
Morris County
Largest overlapping place
Whippany (93% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
6.03 sq mi· about 1,498 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Morris County

07857 Netcong, NJ07866 Morris County, NJ07869 Morris County, NJ07870 Morris County, NJ07876 Succasunna, NJ07878 Mount Tabor, NJ07885 Morris County, NJ07926 Brookside, NJ07927 Cedar Knolls, NJ07928 Chatham, NJ07930 Morris County, NJ07932 Florham Park, NJ07933 Gillette, NJ07935 Green Village, NJ07936 Morris County, NJ07940 Madison, NJ07945 Mendham, NJ07946 Millington, NJ07950 Morris Plains, NJ07960 Morris County, NJ07961 Florham Park, NJ07970 Morris County, NJ07976 New Vernon, NJ07980 Stirling, NJ

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

  • U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
  • U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
  • Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.