Metuchen New Jersey ZIP Codes
Metuchen holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Metuchen
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 08840 | 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 Metuchen codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Metuchen. 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 Metuchen ZIP code begins 088. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of New Jersey. Statewide that range covers 67 ZIP codes, so Metuchen accounts for 1% of it.
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Area codes covering Metuchen
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 Metuchen occupies.
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Where Metuchen's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Metuchen
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Fords New Jersey ZIP codes | 2.6 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Keasbey New Jersey ZIP codes | 3.3 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| South Plainfield New Jersey ZIP codes | 3.5 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Highland Park New Jersey ZIP codes | 4.5 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Perth Amboy New Jersey ZIP codes | 5.0 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| Sayreville New Jersey ZIP codes | 5.7 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| Plainfield New Jersey ZIP codes | 5.8 mi | 4 ZIP codes |
| New Brunswick New Jersey ZIP codes | 5.8 mi | 5 ZIP codes |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.