Carteret New Jersey ZIP Codes
Carteret holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Carteret
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 07008 | Middlesex County |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Carteret codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Carteret. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.
How these codes cluster
Every Carteret ZIP code begins 070. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of New Jersey. Statewide that range covers 88 ZIP codes, so Carteret accounts for 1% of it.
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Area codes covering Carteret
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The codes below serve the same ground Carteret occupies.
Carteret New Jersey area codes in full →
Where Carteret's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Carteret
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Linden New Jersey ZIP codes | 3.0 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Rahway New Jersey ZIP codes | 3.2 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Perth Amboy New Jersey ZIP codes | 5.0 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| Roselle New Jersey ZIP codes | 5.0 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Fords New Jersey ZIP codes | 5.6 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Elizabeth New Jersey ZIP codes | 6.0 mi | 4 ZIP codes |
| Roselle Park New Jersey ZIP codes | 6.0 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Keasbey New Jersey ZIP codes | 6.5 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.