Local servicesHospitalSaint Clare's Hospital Denville Campus3.7 miPost officeBoonton Post Office1.8 miTown hallBoonton Township Municipal Building1.5 miPoliceBoonton Township Police Department1.5 miFire stationExcelsior Fire Company Number 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 3 otherSchoolRockaway Valley School1.1 miElementaryWilliam Mason Elementary School1.4 miSchoolOur Lady of Mount Carmel School1.5 miCollegeJoe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art8.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTeterboro Airport TEB19 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR21 miInterstateI-2872.2 miUS highwayUS 2021.6 miAmtrakPenn Station NWK19 miRailBOONTONNJ TRANSIT1.9 miCoachRockaway, NJ (Rockaway Mall, Parking lot near pole 33, which is roughly between Macys and the Hilton Garden Inn.)OurBus7.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 7 min5:25 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:18 am – 4:32 pm
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People15,307 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.55,801 householdsMedian household income $132,629Median home value $587,100Median rent $1,869 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 8,019 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, professional and business services 14%, finance, insurance and real estate 13%Average commute 24 minutes72% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages57% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 21% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 82%, Russian or other Slavic 5%, Spanish 5%, other Indo-European languages 4%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 21°F49 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month June28 in of snow a year, on about 8 days16 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Boonton 1 Se station, 3 mi away; snow from Oak Ridge Rsvr
Nearby landmarksCrystal Lakelake · 3.4 miCedar Lakelake · 3.5 miSheep Hillpeak · under a milePyramid Mountainpeak · 1.9 miTaylortown Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miBoonton Reservoirreservoir · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPyramid Mountain State Parkstate park · 2.3 mi · 62 acresBuck Mountainstate park · 2.3 mi · 880 acresSheep Hill Parkpark · under a mileRockawayvalleyaerodrome Fiepark · under a mileFarny State Parkstate park · 3.8 mi · 825 acresDivision of Parks and Forestry Parkstate park · 4.5 mi · 100 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 202424 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202520 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMorris County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025275 of 326 days measured48 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 129main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Morris County monitors, NJ
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBoonton Water Deptserves 9,532 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2022: lead and copper, treatment technique16 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation776 ft237 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
