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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People25,526 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.18,230 householdsMedian household income $97,021Median home value $406,000Median rent $2,032 a month55% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,753 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.1% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 12,478 employedMain industries: education and health care 19%, transport, warehousing and utilities 19%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 31 minutes68% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 7% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 45%, Spanish 27%, other Indo-European languages 20%, French or Haitian Creole 3%19% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 26°F47 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July32 in of snow a year, on about 15 days28 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newark Intl Ap station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksRahway Riverriver · 1.3 miCedar Pointcape · 1.4 miTufts Pointcape · 1.7 miBerkeley College Woodbridge Campuscollege · 3.2 miPotters Islandisland · 1.3 miIsland of Meadowsisland · 1.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCarteret Parkrecreation area · under a mileArthur Kill Waterfront Parkpark · 1.1 miClay Pit Ponds State Park Preservestate conservation land · 2.6 mi · 259 acresOld Place Creek State Tidal Wetlandstate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 70 acresOld Place Creek Tidal Wetlands Areastate conservation land · 3.6 miEdison State Parkstate park · 5.9 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 202429 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202521 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 home93% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% 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
Elevation16 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKindred Hospital New Jersey - Rahway3.9 miPost officeCarteret Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCarteret Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceCarteret Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationCarteret Fire Department Headquartersunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherHighCarteret High Schoolunder a mileElementaryNathan Hale Schoolunder a mileMiddleCarteret Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeBerkeley College Woodbridge Campus3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR7.9 miInterstateI-951.0 miUS highwayUS 92.5 miAmtrakMetropark, NJ MET5.5 miRailAVENELNJ TRANSIT2.7 miCoachStaten Island, NY (Expressway Plaza shopping center. Bus will stop on Christopher Lane, near Stop and Shop.)OurBus4.2 miTransit29 stops 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 07008 ZIP area.
