Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:26 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:21 am – 4:33 pm
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People5,967 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.82,374 householdsMedian household income $116,598Median home value $392,200Median rent $1,667 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,396 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 3,097 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, professional and business services 15%, retail 11%Average commute 32 minutes77% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 17°F49 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month June39 in of snow a year, on about 17 days12 days above 90°F, 142 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newton station, 8 mi away; rain from Sussex 3 Wnw
Nearby landmarksCrandon Lakesreservoir · 2.6 miLake Owassalake · under a mileKittatinny Lakelake · 1.1 miTillman Fallswaterfall · 2.3 miWalpack Ridge Trail - Thunder Mt Bldgstrailhead · 3.2 miRattlesnake Mountainpeak · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 1.8 mi · 31,074 acresSwartswood State Parkstate park · 3.0 mi · 88 acresBear Swamp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.5 miFlatbrook Roy Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.8 mi · 544 acresBear Swampstate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 114 acresKittatinny Valley State Parkstate park · 4.5 mi · 134 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202432 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202545 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSussex County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025279 of 360 days measured80 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Warren County, NJ, 24 mi away
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBranchville W Deptserves 1,500 people from ground water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: lead and copper, treatment technique13 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,150 ft351 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNewton Medical Center7.7 miPost officeBranchville Post Office3.5 miTown hallBranchville Borough Municipal Office3.6 miPoliceNew Jersey State Police Troop B Sussex Station6.0 miFire stationFrankford Township Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSussex County Community College7.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF44 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR47 miInterstateI-8412 miUS highwayUS 2061.3 miAmtrakPenn Station NWK45 miCoachBroad St & John StShortLine Hudson11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 07826 ZIP area.
