Local servicesHospitalHackettstown Medical Center8.7 miPost officeHope Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBlairstown Municipal Building5.5 miPoliceNew Jersey State Police Troop B Hope Station1.5 miFire stationHope Township Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolHope Township Schoolunder a mileCollegeCentenary University8.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLehigh Valley International Airport ABE31 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR45 miInterstateI-801.2 miUS highwayUS 463.9 miAmtrakNew Brunswick, NJ NBK40 miRailHACKETTSTOWNNJ TRANSIT8.0 miCoachDelaware Water Gap, PA (Pennsylvania Welcome Center, area marked for buses. The dispatcher will inform you by phone of the exact pickup time which mayOurBus11 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 7 min5:28 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:21 am – 4:35 pm
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People111 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 25.749 householdsMedian household income $80,221Median rent $1,289 a month18% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 18°F48 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month July23 in of snow a year, on about 10 days14 days above 90°F, 135 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Belvidere Brg station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksHope Lakelake · under a mileCedar Lakelake · 4.4 miDanville Mountainpeak · 3.2 miJenny Jump Mountainpeak · 3.3 miAttins Islandsisland · 5.1 miThomas Islandisland · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOsmun Foreststate recreation area · 3.3 miHoney Run Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.4 miPaulinskill Valley Trailstate park · 4.4 miPequest River Grnystate park · 4.7 mi · 223 acresBear Creek Preservestate conservation land · 2.8 miBursh Sugar Maple Natural Areastate conservation land · 3.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202418 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202548 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWarren County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025279 of 360 days measured80 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Warren County monitors, NJ
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription92% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterForest Manor Retirement Homeserves 224 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation477 ft145 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
