Local servicesHospitalCarrier Clinic Behavioral Healthcare System2.1 miPost officeBelle Mead Post Office1.5 miTown hallRocky Hill Borough Hall3.2 miPoliceMontgomery Township Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationMontgomery Volunteer Fire Company 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTrenton Mercer Airport TTN15 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR30 miInterstateI-2879.1 miUS highwayUS 206under a mileAmtrakPrinceton Junction, NJ PJC9.3 miRailPRINCETONNJ TRANSIT7.3 miCoachRte 27 & Goldstar Dr - Kendall Park Roller RinkSuburban Transit4.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 08502 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 08502 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:28 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:18 am – 4:35 pm
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People12,081 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.84,049 householdsMedian household income $223,444Median home value $766,000Median rent $2,511 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 6,471 employedMain industries: professional and business services 25%, education and health care 23%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 37 minutes59% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 30% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages77% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 42% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 52%, other Indo-European languages 14%, other Asian or Pacific languages 14%, Chinese 13%10% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 22°F51 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month July24 in of snow a year, on about 12 days17 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wertsville 4 Ne station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsDelaware and Raritan Canal State Parkstate park · 2.1 miCivic Center Rec Arearecreation area · under a mileMcknight Fieldrecreation area · 1.2 miSix Mile Run Reservoir Sitestate park · 4.0 mi · 216 acresRockingham Historic Sitestate historic site · 4.7 miLincoln Grove Preservestate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 117 acresSource: 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 202418 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202542 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSomerset County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025255 of 365 days measured104 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Mercer County, NJ, 12 mi away
Internet at home99% of households have a broadband subscription94% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterHillandale Mobile Home Parkserves 220 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation99 ft30 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
