Zip lookup · NJ

08501
Allentown, New Jersey.

Allentown, Monmouth County, NJ · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro · population 6,364

What it costs per month · 08501 $3,844/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$2,148 (+127%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $37,989 +5%
$694,469$732,457 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $177,022 +32%
$555,436$732,457 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.

$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 08501 $3,844 United States $1,922
$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 08501$3,844
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.

Typical home values in zip 08501 rose 5.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Monmouth County, NJ 87% · Burlington County, NJ 10% · Mercer County, NJ 3%

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

Typical home value $732,457 as of Sep 2026
+5.5%year on year

Typical home value — 08501

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$250,000 $500,000 $750,000 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 08501 $732,457 New York $730,949 United States $366,157
$250,000 $500,000 $750,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 08501$732,457
  • New York$730,949
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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3.4 08514 Cream Ridge 4,917 — $720,169
4.2 08691 Robbinsville 16,607 $2,539 $633,353
5.2 08620 Trenton 11,621 — $460,318
5.8 08515 Chesterfield 8,373 — $706,207
5.9 08555 Roosevelt 996 — $506,456
6.7 08520 Hightstown 29,504 $2,493 $462,394
6.7 08562 Wrightstown 4,201 — $534,385
7.1 08510 Millstone Township 5,386 — $967,286
7.3 08690 Trenton 18,841 $2,061 $485,288
8.0 08535 Millstone Township 4,999 — $959,800
8.0 08511 Cookstown 976 — $442,838
8.9 08610 Trenton 33,465 $1,905 $349,059
9.1 08550 Princeton Junction 21,067 $3,643 $1,010,479
9.5 08619 Trenton 24,089 $2,437 $429,266
10.3 08611 Trenton 31,995 $1,955 $194,218
10.3 08629 Trenton 13,013 $2,068 $257,582
10.6 08022 Columbus 9,172 — $527,586
10.6 08505 Bordentown 19,142 $2,379 $459,664
10.9 08041 Jobstown 650 — $559,248
10.9 08609 Trenton 15,938 $1,922 $207,453
11.0 08533 New Egypt 7,563 — $575,161
11.2 08512 Cranbury 12,928 — $749,863
11.3 08527 Jackson 58,991 $3,281 $638,995
12.0 08608 Trenton 1,250 $1,300 —
12.1 08536 Plainsboro 20,817 $2,165 $661,658
12.4 08554 Roebling 3,527 — $301,149
12.4 08648 Lawrence Township 31,323 $2,572 $465,994
12.9 08638 Trenton 22,816 $2,190 $306,188
13.3 08831 Monroe Township 55,658 $2,581 $603,744
13.3 08733 Lakehurst 2,816 — $371,193

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