Zip lookup · NJ

08882
South River, New Jersey.

South River, Middlesex County, NJ · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro · population 16,124

What it costs per month · 08882 $2,793/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,589 (+132%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $14,063 +3%
$518,041$532,103 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $138,498 +35%
$393,605$532,103 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 08882 $2,793 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 08882$2,793
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.

Typical home values in zip 08882 rose 2.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: South River, NJ — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $532,103 as of Sep 2026
+2.7%year on year

Typical home value — 08882

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$250,000 $500,000 $750,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 08882 $532,103 New York $730,949 United States $366,157
$250,000 $500,000 $750,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 08882$532,103
  • New York$730,949
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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2.3 08816 East Brunswick 49,360 $2,751 $625,970
2.4 08872 Sayreville 20,204 $2,838 $526,563
3.2 08850 Milltown 8,538 — $609,453
3.6 08884 Spotswood 8,187 — $562,519
4.0 08859 Parlin 25,448 $3,014 $545,267
4.3 08901 New Brunswick 57,263 $2,820 $439,891
4.5 08857 Old Bridge 40,891 $2,783 $632,660
4.6 08904 Highland Park 15,121 $2,447 $590,992
4.9 08817 Edison 49,020 $2,624 $558,336
5.1 08837 Edison 19,437 $2,538 $524,857
5.3 08828 Helmetta 2,459 — $425,457
5.5 08879 South Amboy 23,556 $2,501 $521,441
5.7 08902 North Brunswick 43,932 $2,505 $543,891
6.9 08840 Metuchen 18,206 $2,773 $687,648
7.0 07747 Matawan 32,330 $2,711 $657,733
7.2 08863 Fords 12,771 $2,395 $529,465
7.5 07721 Cliffwood 4,277 — $520,189
7.6 08861 Perth Amboy 59,351 $2,540 $493,275
8.1 08810 Dayton 7,952 $3,350 $643,225
8.3 08854 Piscataway 61,088 $2,643 $595,607
8.3 10307 Staten Island 15,512 $2,214 $838,454
8.5 08831 Monroe Township 55,658 $2,581 $603,744
8.6 07751 Morganville 21,109 $3,474 $886,302
8.9 07095 Woodbridge 20,756 $2,444 $478,607
8.9 08873 Somerset 56,327 $2,648 $570,437
9.1 08820 Edison 39,978 $3,165 $817,591
9.1 07080 South Plainfield 24,411 $2,651 $581,281
9.2 08830 Iselin 19,551 $2,631 $553,900
9.2 07735 Keyport 19,159 $2,742 $517,793
9.4 08824 Kendall Park 13,366 — $724,955

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.