ZIP Code 08559

ZIP code 08559, centered on Califon, ranks among New Jersey's more affluent areas. Median household income of $179,600 and per-capita income of $102,119 sit well above statewide norms, while a median home value of $560,600 signals a housing stock tilted toward higher earners. That price point carries a county-level effective property tax rate of 1.93%, a meaningful annual cost on a home at that value. A combined sales tax of 6.62% applies to purchases. Together these figures describe a wealthy enclave where taxes are a real expense but incomes are high enough to absorb them.