Local servicesHospitalTrenton Psychiatric Hospital10.3 miPost officeLambertville Post Office1.9 miTown hallWest Amwell Township Municipal Building1.2 miPoliceWest Amwell Township Police Department1.2 miFire stationWest Amwell Fire Company Station 26 - 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolESC School at West Amwell1.1 miElementaryWest Amwell Township Elementary School1.3 miHighSouth Hunterdon Regional High School1.6 miCollegeBucks County Community College Newtown Campus9.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTrenton Mercer Airport TTN8.2 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL39 miInterstateI-2957.5 miUS highwayUS 2022.5 miAmtrakTrenton, NJ TRE13 miRailWest TrentonSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)9.2 miCoachDoylestown Septa StationGreyhound13 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 08530 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:29 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:19 am – 4:36 pm
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People8,119 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.33,596 householdsMedian household income $120,467Median home value $574,800Median rent $1,776 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 4,458 employedMain industries: professional and business services 24%, education and health care 22%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 29 minutes63% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 27% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages59% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 29% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 3%, other languages 2%, other Indo-European languages 2%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 19°F50 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month July13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days30 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lambertville station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksCorn Hillpeak · under a mileBelle Mountainpeak · 2.5 miHolcombe Islandisland · 2.1 miSchiller Pondlake · under a mileAquetong Lakelake · 4.4 miScudders Fallswaterfall · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWashington Crossing State Parkstate park · under a mileWashington Crossingstate park · under a mileDelaware and Raritan Canal State Parkstate park · 1.1 mi · 395 acresMarshall House Historic Sitestate historic site · 1.8 miWest Amwell Sourlands Open Spacepark · 1.4 mi · 179 acresHewitt Parkrecreation area · 1.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202424 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 5 Apr 202424 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHunterdon County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025268 of 361 days measured90 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hunterdon County monitors, NJ
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVeolia Water New Jersey Lambertvilleserves 3,960 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation369 ft112 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
