South Amboy New Jersey ZIP Codes
South Amboy holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in South Amboy
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 08879 | 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We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP.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 South Amboy codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for South Amboy. 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 South Amboy 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 South Amboy accounts for 1% of it.
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Area codes covering South Amboy
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 South Amboy occupies.
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Where South Amboy's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near South Amboy
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Perth Amboy New Jersey ZIP codes | 2.4 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| Sayreville New Jersey ZIP codes | 2.6 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| Keasbey New Jersey ZIP codes | 2.6 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Fords New Jersey ZIP codes | 3.9 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Keyport New Jersey ZIP codes | 5.5 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Matawan New Jersey ZIP codes | 5.7 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Metuchen New Jersey ZIP codes | 5.9 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| South River New Jersey ZIP codes | 5.9 mi | 1 ZIP code |
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