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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People29,504 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.910,974 householdsMedian household income $118,010Median home value $376,600Median rent $1,657 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $9,463 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 16,109 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, professional and business services 13%, retail 13%Average commute 27 minutes63% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 21% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 57%, Spanish 21%, other Indo-European languages 10%, other Asian or Pacific languages 5%20% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, 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, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksPeddie Lakelake · 1.1 miMeadow Lakesreservoir · 1.0 miEtra Lakelake · 2.1 miUnami Woodswoods · 3.5 miMercer County Community College West Windsor Campuscollege · 6.0 miDisbrows Hillpeak · 4.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAirport Road Parkpark · under a mileWoods Road Parkpark · under a mile · 52 acresAssunpink Creek Greenwaystate conservation land · 1.6 mi · 180 acresAssunpink Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.0 miPrinceton Battlefield To Monmostate park · 4.0 miHorse Park of New Jerseystate recreation area · 5.0 mi · 143 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 202432 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202549 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMercer 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 quality70% of days had good air in 2025255 of 365 days measured104 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Mercer County monitors, NJ
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTrenton Water Worksserves 217,000 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level80 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation110 ft34 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPrinceton Medical Center7.2 miPost officeHightstown Post Office1.0 miTown hallEast Windsor Municipal Building1.2 miPoliceHightstown Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationEast Windsor Volunteer Fire Company 11.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 1 otherHighHightstown High Schoolunder a mileElementaryWalter C Black Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighPeddie School1.0 miCollegeMercer County Community College West Windsor Campus6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTrenton Mercer Airport TTN15 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR36 miInterstateI-951.3 miUS highwayUS 130under a mileAmtrakPrinceton Junction, NJ PJC6.0 miRailPrinceton Junction Amtrak StationPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)6.0 miCoachAkshardham Temple Robbinsville, NJ (BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple at 112 N Main St, 08561 Windsor, NJ. The bus will stop in the bus parking areaOurBus2.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 08520 ZIP area.
