Local servicesHospitalNewton Medical Center10.9 miPost officeLayton Post Office1.9 miTown hallDelaware Township Municipal Building2.8 miPolicePike County Sheriff's Office9.1 miFire stationNational Park Service - Digmans Ferry Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSussex County Community College10.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF44 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR50 miInterstateI-849.1 miUS highwayUS 2091.3 miAmtrakPenn Station NWK48 miRailPORT JERVISNJ TRANSIT15 miCoachBroad St & John StShortLine Hudson9.2 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 07851 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:26 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:21 am – 4:33 pm
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People298 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.6126 householdsMedian household income $105,139Median home value $322,50098% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,163 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 143 employedMain industries: other services 34%, finance, insurance and real estate 25%, education and health care 16%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages43% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 17°F49 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month June39 in of snow a year, on about 17 days13 days above 90°F, 146 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sussex 3 Wnw station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksDingmans Campgroundcampground · 1.2 miMcDade Trailhead-Schneider Farmtrailhead · 1.2 miSunset Lakelake · 4.3 miHornbecks Creek Trail - US209 - Closed - Storm Damagetrailhead · 1.8 miLake Shawannilake · 2.2 miDingmans Falls Visitor Center - Closed - Storm Damagevisitor center · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 1.7 mi · 31,074 acresFlatbrook Roy Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mileDelaware Township Building and Recreation Fieldsrecreation area · 2.4 mi · 131 acresSwartswood State Parkstate park · 5.1 mi · 88 acresHainesville Woods Preservestate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 76 acresBear Swamp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202435 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202548 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 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, nearest monitors: Warren County, NJ, 25 mi away
Internet at home71% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone24% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
Elevation705 ft215 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
