Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 7 min5:25 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:18 am – 4:32 pm
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People11,120 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.14,017 householdsMedian household income $123,234Median home value $445,800Median rent $1,857 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $9,852 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.5% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 5,705 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, retail 14%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 30 minutes73% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 4% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages45% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 69%, Spanish 11%, Russian or other Slavic 10%, other Indo-European languages 5%14% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 23°F45 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month August28 in of snow a year, on about 8 days21 days above 90°F, 108 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Caldwell Essex Co Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Oak Ridge Rsvr
Parks and public landsDivision of Parks and Forestry Parkstate park · under a mile · 100 acresInland Blue Acresstate park · 2.5 miDivision of Parks and Forestry Conservation Areastate conservation land · under a mileLanes Fieldrecreation area · under a mileGreat Piece Meadows Preservestate conservation land · 1.2 miBeavertown Parkpark · under a mileSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202429 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202514 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMorris County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively 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, Morris County monitors, NJ
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLincoln Park Water Deptserves 11,000 people from surface water purchased8 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation168 ft51 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalChilton Medical Center2.2 miPost officeLincoln Park Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLincoln Park Borough Hallunder a milePoliceLincoln Park Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationLincoln Park Fire Department Hose Company 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 3 otherSchoolKinderCare Learning Center at Lincoln Parkunder a mileSchoolChapel Hill Academyunder a mileMiddleLincoln Park Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeFortis Institute - Wayne4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTeterboro Airport TEB14 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR18 miInterstateI-802.4 miUS highwayUS 202under a mileAmtrakPenn Station NWK15 miRailLINCOLN PARKNJ TRANSITunder a mileCoachLittle Falls, NJ (Bus stop at Montclair State University NJ Transit station, in the bus stop area adjacent to the parking garage.)OurBus7.0 miTransit15 stops within a mileNJ TRANSITSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 07035 ZIP area.
