ZIP Code 08530

Fewer lines, a $1,618 mean

$20,868,839 on 12,894 itemizations is a thicker mean than a ZIP that reaches similar dollars with four times as many rows. Dividing the two packet facts yields about $1,618 per line. That average is filing shape. It does not prove a typical gift size for every payer.

Twelve thousand eight hundred ninety-four is still a substantial line count. It is not small enough to treat as a handful of mega-checks, and it is not a unique-donor census. Repeat itemizations can lengthen 12,894 without adding people. This packet has no donor headcount.

A four-figure mean often hides a mix: modest itemizations plus a smaller set of large lines that lift the average. The packet does not publish a median. Sort the ZIP 08530 FEC page by amount to see the mix inside $20,868,839.

Lambertville ZIP, leading zero required

08530 covers Lambertville and overlapping Delaware River mail in Hunterdon County. FEC files store contributor ZIP as a five-character string. 08530 is not 8530. Exports that coerce the field to a number drop the zero and fail to match the ZIP 08530 FEC page.

A contributor who lists a home, an office, or a committee that files 08530 adds to $20,868,839 when that ZIP is on the itemization. Treating the total as household-only giving recodes the field.

Questions

How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 08530?

FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 08530 total $20,868,839 across 12,894 contributions in the LobbyVault aggregate. Keep the leading zero on 08530. The figure is a five-digit ZIP roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count. Unitemized gifts sit outside $20,868,839.

How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 08530?

LobbyVault counts 12,894 itemized contributions for ZIP 08530. That is a line count. Repeat gifts and memo entries can add rows without adding new people. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure. The matching dollar total is $20,868,839, about $1,618 per line.

Why keep the leading zero on ZIP 08530?

FEC contributor ZIP is a five-character field. 08530 is not the same key as 8530. Number-formatted spreadsheets drop the zero and break joins to the ZIP 08530 FEC page. Store the code as text. The $20,868,839 and 12,894 facts attach to the five-digit string as filed on FEC.gov.

Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 08530 totals?

From FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $20,868,839 and 12,894 lines. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Non-federal campaigns and unitemized federal gifts are outside both numbers. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls.