Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:26 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:17 am – 4:33 pm
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People17,121 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.65,615 householdsMedian household income $101,670Median home value $401,000Median rent $1,906 a month52% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,998 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 7,782 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, professional and business services 12%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 32 minutes73% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 7% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 60%, Spanish 19%, other Indo-European languages 9%, other Asian or Pacific languages 4%14% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 25°F50 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month July26 in of snow a year, on about 9 days28 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cranford station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsAvenuenel Parkpark · 1.0 miBoyton Parkpark · 1.1 miEdison State Parkstate park · 3.8 miSoldiers and Sailorsstate park · 4.0 miClay Pit Ponds State Park Preservestate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 259 acresProprietary House Historic Sitestate historic site · 5.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202427 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202522 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMiddlesex County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighWinter weather Very HighIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025295 of 362 days measured66 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 112main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Middlesex County monitors, NJ
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMiddlesex Water Companyserves 233,376 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation39 ft12 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKindred Hospital New Jersey - Rahway2.3 miPost officeAvenel Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRahway City Hall1.5 miPoliceRahway Police Department1.5 miFire stationAvenel Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools8 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high, 2 otherSchoolWoodbridge Child Diagnostic Treatment Center Schoolunder a mileElementaryAvenel Street School Number 4 / 5under a mileElementaryWoodbine Avenue School Number 23under a mileCollegeBerkeley College Woodbridge Campus1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR9.0 miInterstateI-951.3 miUS highwayUS 9under a mileAmtrakMetropark, NJ MET3.3 miRailAVENELNJ TRANSITunder a mileCoachStaten Island, NY (Expressway Plaza shopping center. Bus will stop on Christopher Lane, near Stop and Shop.)OurBus6.3 miTransit1 stop within a mileNJ TRANSITSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 07001 ZIP area.
