ZIP Code 08903 in New Brunswick, NJ

Data Last Updated: February 1, 2026
City:New Brunswick, New Jersey
County:Middlesex County
Timezone:Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Local Time:8:28:18 PM
Population:No Population Data
Area Codes:732 / 848 / 908
Classification:PO Box
Coordinates:40.4863, -74.4525
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08903 - New Brunswick, NJ

ZIP Code 08903, New Brunswick

Small Town Unique ZIP No Census Data
LocationMiddlesex County, NJ
Area0 sq mi Single Point
Delivery Points672 (217 businesses)
PO Boxes455
ZIP CreatedBefore Oct 2004
Enclosed InZIP Code 08901
Key Facts
  • This is a PO Box-only ZIP code serving New Brunswick, with all 455 delivery points being post office boxes rather than street addresses.
  • The facility operates at two street locations: Bayard Street (162 units) and Handy Street (44 units).
  • Approximately 217 businesses use this ZIP code for their mailing addresses, suggesting strong commercial adoption of PO Box service.
  • The post office serves a dense urban area—the surrounding ZIP code 08901 provides street delivery to the same geographic location.
  • With 4,044 employees working at 26 establishments nearby, the PO Box facility serves New Brunswick's commercial downtown district.
  • The ZIP code maintains 301 ZIP+4 codes despite having only two street addresses, indicating complex unit numbering for the PO Box ranges.

Postal Services

The facility supports 217 businesses and maintains 301 ZIP+4 codes across just two street locations. With 26 business establishments employing over 4,000 workers in the immediate vicinity, the PO Box service fills a specific niche for commercial mail needs and customers who prefer private box service. The post office doesn't serve a rural community lacking alternatives—it's an urban postal facility offering box rentals in the heart of New Brunswick's downtown area.

Street Name Patterns

Urban Addresses Unit Based Delivery

The two street addresses represent post office locations with unit-based PO Box delivery rather than typical residential streets. Both locations use unit numbering systems to organize the 455 total boxes available.

Nearby Areas

Tottenville Charleston Prince's Bay Rossville Woodrow

Business & Employment Statistics


ZIP Code 08903 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 26 business establishments, employing about 4,044 people with an annual payroll of $501,744,000.

# Residential Mailboxes:0Source: USPS
# Business Mailboxes:0Source: USPS
Total Delivery Receptacles:8,055Source: USPS
Single Family Delivery Units:0Source: USPS
Multi Family Delivery Units:0Source: USPS
# of Businesses:26Source: CBP
1st Quarter Payroll:$237,772,000Source: CBP
Annual Payroll:$501,744,000Source: CBP
# of Employees:4,044Source: CBP

Geography, Land Area, & Statistical Classifications


ZIP Code 08903 is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, within the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 35620) and New Jersey's 6th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 18,897,109 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 08903, and is subdivided into the Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.

CBSA Name:New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJSource: Census
CBSA Number:35620Source: Census
CBSA Type:MetroSource: Census
CBSA Division:Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ (CBSA Div 29484)Source: Census
CBSA Population:18,897,109Source: Census
MSA:New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PASource: Census
Land Area:--Source: Census
Water Area:--Source: Census
Congressional District:06Source: USPS
Congressional Land Area:215.55 sq miSource: Census
PMSA:Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSASource: Census
Intro Date:< 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com
Place FIPS Code:3451210Source: Census
Place Name:New Brunswick city; New JerseySource: Census

Adjacent & Nearby ZIP Codes


08904 | | 08902

Schools in ZIP Code 08903


We could not locate which school district 08903 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.

A Chester Redshaw School 216 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
District: New Brunswick City School DistrictNearby
Livingston Elementary School 206 Delavan Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
District: New Brunswick City School DistrictNearby
New Brunswick Adult High School 268 Baldwin Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
District: New Brunswick City School DistrictNearby
Blanquita B. Valenti Community School 50 Jersey Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
District: New Brunswick City School DistrictNearby
Roosevelt Elementary School 83 Livingston Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
District: New Brunswick City School DistrictNearby
Childrens House Montessori School 417 Montgomery St
Highland Park, NJ 08904
District: Private SchoolNearby
Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva 2 Harrison St
Edison, NJ 08817
District: Private SchoolNearby
Unitarian Montessori School 176 Tices Ln
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
District: Private SchoolNearby

Colleges & Post Secondary Schools near ZIP Code 08903


Rutgers University-New Brunswick 83 Somerset St
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1281
Type: Post Secondary
New Brunswick Theological Seminary 35 Seminary Place
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1107
Type: Post Secondary
Chamberlain University-New Jersey 630 U.s. Highway One
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
Type: Post Secondary
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School One Plainfield Ave
Edison, NJ 08817-4494
Type: Post Secondary
Innovate Salon Academy 4985 Stelton Rd
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
Type: Post Secondary
Middlesex College 2600 Woodbridge Avenue
Edison, NJ 08837
Type: Post Secondary

Sources & References


Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.

  1. U.S. Postal Service [Last Updated: 2/1/2026], https://www.usps.com
  2. ZIP-Codes.com Proprietary Data Enhancements [Updated: 2/1/2026], https://www.zip-codes.com
  3. U.S. Census [Updated: Varies], https://www.census.gov
    • U.S. Census Office of Management and Budget [Updated: As Released]
    • U.S. Census 2020 Demographic & Housing Characteristics (DHC) [Decennial] [Updated: 5/25/2023]
    • U.S. Census 2011-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (ACS) [Annually] [Updated: Annually, As Released]
    • U.S. Census Business Patterns (CBD) [Annually] [Updated: Annually, As Released]
    • U.S. Census American National Standards Institute (ANSI) [Updated: As Released]
  4. U.S. Geological Survey [Updated: Varies], https://www.usgs.gov
  5. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Updated: Annually, As Released], https://www.cms.gov
  6. National Center for Education Statistics [Updated: 2/1/2026], https://nces.ed.gov