New Jersey Sales Tax Rates: Zarephath

New Jersey:

Zarephath, New Jersey Sales Tax Rate 2025 6.625%

The Zarephath sales tax rate is 6.625%

Taxing Jurisdiction	Rate
New Jersey state sales tax	6.63%
Combined Sales Tax:	6.63%

Sales tax region name: Franklin Township (Somerset County).
Tax rates last updated in February 2025

Note: There is one additional tax district that applies to some areas geographically within Zarephath. Instead of the rates shown for the Franklin Township (Somerset County) tax region above, the following tax rates apply to these specific areas:

Tax Jurisdiction	Total Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax	In These Zip Codes
Franklin Township Somerset County	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A	08890

How does the Zarephath sales tax compare to the rest of NJ?

Higher sales tax than 100% of New Jersey localities

Zarephath collects the maximum legal local sales tax

The 6.625% sales tax rate in Zarephath consists of 6.625% New Jersey state sales tax. There is no applicable county tax, city tax or special tax. The sales tax jurisdiction name is Franklin Township (Somerset County), which may refer to a local government division. You can print a 6.625% sales tax table here. For tax rates in other cities, see New Jersey sales taxes by city and county.

Historical Sales Tax Rates for Zarephath

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
February 2025	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 2025	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 2025	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
The following rates apply to the FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP SOMERSET COUNTY tax region (see note above)

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
April 2025	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 2025	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 2025	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A

The following rates apply to the FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (SOMERSET COUNTY) tax region (see note above)

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
December 2024	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 2024	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 2024	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2024	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 2024	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 2024	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 2024	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 2024	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 2024	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 2024	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 2024	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 2024	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
December 2023	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 2023	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 2023	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2023	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 2023	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 2023	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 2023	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 2023	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 2023	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 2023	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 2023	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 2023	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
December 2022	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 2022	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 2022	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2022	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 2022	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 2022	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 2022	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 2022	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 2022	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 2022	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 2022	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
March 2019	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 2019	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 2019	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A

The following rates apply to the NEW JERSEY STATE tax region (see note above)

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
September 2018	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 2018	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 2018	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 2018	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 2018	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 2018	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 2018	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 2018	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 2018	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
The following rates apply to the FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (SOMERSET COUNTY) tax region (see note above)

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
December 2018	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 2018	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 2018	6.625%	6.625%	N/A	N/A	N/A

The following rates apply to the NEW JERSEY STATE tax region (see note above)

Month	Combined Tax	State Tax	County Tax	City Tax	Special Tax
December 2017	6.875%	6.875%	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 2017	6.875%	6.875%	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 2017	6.875%	6.875%	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 2017	6.875%	6.875%	N/A	N/A	N/A

New Jersey Sales Tax Rates by Zip Code:

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The Zarephath, New Jersey sales tax rate of 6.625% applies to the following five zip codes: 08890, 08890, 08890, 08890 and 08890.

An alternative sales tax rate of 6.625% applies in the tax region Franklin Township Somerset County, which appertains to zip code 08890.

Remember that zip code boundaries don't always match up with political boundaries (like Zarephath or Somerset County), so you shouldn't always rely on something as imprecise as zip codes to determine the sales tax rates at a given address.

Back to New Jersey Sales Tax Handbook Sales tax rates for Zarephath are current as of February 2025