Best Places08640, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 08640, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
08640 ranks 15,629th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 08640
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
08640's strengths and weaknesses
Where 08640 ranks high
- Short commute15.2 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 08640 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
Who lives in 08640
08640 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 08640.
Who works in 08640, and how
Work in 08640 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 08640
08640 has more parkland per resident than 96% of zip codes. The coast is about 42 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 08640 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 08640, month by month
08640 sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 08640
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 34 miles away.
The best schools in and around 08640
Schools across 08640 average a D+, better than 15% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Endeavour Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Fort Dix Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Egypt Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Newcomb Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
- Helen A. Fort Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- New Egypt High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Pemberton Township High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 08640 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
08640 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 08640 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 08640
Is 08640 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 08640 ranks 15,629th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, big-city access, and heat safety, and lowest on an overheated housing market and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 08640 safe?
Yes, 08640 is safer than 70% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $173 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 08640?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 25. That works out to about 56 pleasant days a year, more than 3% of zip codes.
Compare 08640 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 08640. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 08640 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
08640 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 08640: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 08640: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 08640: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 08640: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
08640 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
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