Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:28 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 18 min7:17 am – 4:35 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 21°F47 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month July24 in of snow a year, on about 11 days26 days above 90°F, 114 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hightstown 2 W station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsPrinceton Battlefield To Monmostate park · 1.5 miCranbury Brook Preservepark · 1.0 miVillage Parkrecreation area · 1.0 miPigeon Swamp State Parkstate park · 4.1 miMonmouth Battlefield State Parkstate park · 5.2 mi · 387 acresDelaware and Raritan Canal State Parkstate park · 6.0 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 202544 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
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
Elevation100 ft30 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPrinceton Medical Center5.3 miPost officeCranbury Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCranbury Town Hall1.0 miPoliceCranbury Township Police Department1.7 miFire stationCranbury Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 otherSchoolCranbury Schoolunder a mileSchoolMontessori Preschool Academy1.1 miCollegeJames Forrestal Campus of Princeton University4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTrenton Mercer Airport TTN16 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR31 miInterstateI-953.2 miUS highwayUS 1301.1 miAmtrakPrinceton Junction, NJ PJC5.2 miRailPRINCETON JCT.NJ TRANSIT5.2 miCoach8A Park & Ride South BrunswickSuburban Transit2.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 08570 ZIP area.
