Local servicesHospitalNewton Medical Center6.8 miPost officeLafayette Post Office2.2 miTown hallFrankford Municipal Building2.7 miPoliceNew Jersey State Police Troop B Sussex Station2.3 miFire stationLafayette Township Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolLafayette Township School1.3 miCollegeSussex County Community College5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTeterboro Airport TEB38 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR40 miInterstateI-8015 miUS highwayUS 2061.9 miAmtrakPenn Station NWK38 miCoachBroad St & John StShortLine Hudson15 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 9 min5:26 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:20 am – 4:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 18°F41 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month October39 in of snow a year, on about 17 days12 days above 90°F, 135 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sussex Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Sussex 3 Wnw
Nearby landmarksLake Grinnelllake · 2.9 miLake Windsorlake · 3.2 miSussex County Community Collegecollege · 5.9 miSmiths Hillpeak · 4.8 miSterling Hillpeak · 4.8 miCrandon Lakesreservoir · 8.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSussex Branch Trailstate recreation area · 1.7 miKittatinny Valley State Parkstate park · 2.9 mi · 134 acresPaulinskill Valley Trailstate recreation area · 2.5 mi · 148 acresPapakating Creek Preservestate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 166 acresCongleton Preservestate conservation land · 2.5 miSussex County Trailrecreation area · 2.3 mi · 62 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202430 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202538 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 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, nearest monitors: Morris County, NJ, 20 mi away
Drinking waterSparta Twp Water Utility - Lake Mohawkserves 17,625 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2023: lead and copper, treatment technique8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation691 ft211 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
