ZIP Code 08862

08862 is one of New Jersey's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County.

City

Perth Amboy

County

Middlesex County

State

New Jersey

Prefix

088xx

Where this code sits

08862 is part of the 088xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Perth Amboy is served by 2 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Perth Amboy page.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 08862 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 08862

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 08862.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 08818	0.0 mi	Edison, NJ
ZIP code 08855	0.0 mi	Piscataway, NJ
ZIP code 08871	0.0 mi	Sayreville, NJ
ZIP code 08989	0.0 mi	New Brunswick, NJ
ZIP code 08816	0.6 mi	East Brunswick, NJ
ZIP code 08850	1.8 mi	Milltown, NJ
ZIP code 08882	2.2 mi	South River, NJ
ZIP code 08884	3.5 mi	Spotswood, NJ

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 08862, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 08862. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.