Local servicesHospitalPrinceton Medical Center7.3 miPost officeDayton Post Office1.1 miTown hallSouth Brunswick Municipal Building2.5 miPoliceSouth Brunswick Police Department2.5 miFire stationMonmouth Junction Volunteer Fire Department Station 211.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherElementaryIndian Fields and Dayton Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolMontessori Connections School1.2 miCollegeJames Forrestal Campus of Princeton University6.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTrenton Mercer Airport TTN18 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR28 miInterstateI-953.8 miUS highwayUS 130under a mileAmtrakPrinceton Junction, NJ PJC7.9 miRailJERSEY AVE.NJ TRANSIT7.6 miCoach8A Park & Ride South BrunswickSuburban Transit1.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 08810 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:28 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:17 am – 4:34 pm
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People8,241 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.42,746 householdsMedian household income $141,308Median home value $471,700Median rent $1,969 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $9,321 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting8.2% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 4,272 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, professional and business services 21%, finance, insurance and real estate 15%Average commute 35 minutes66% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 6% take public transport, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages70% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 31% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 44%, other Indo-European languages 23%, other Asian or Pacific languages 16%, Spanish 6%17% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
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, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsPigeon Swamp State Parkstate park · under a mileFriendship Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 76 acresPrinceton Battlefield To Monmostate park · 4.8 miReichler Parkrecreation area · 2.3 mi · 79 acresMonmouth Battlefield State Parkstate park · 5.4 mi · 387 acresSix Mile Run Reservoir Sitestate park · 6.5 mi · 85 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 202427 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202541 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 home97% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
Elevation97 ft30 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
