Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:26 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:17 am – 4:32 pm
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People25,613 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.18,662 householdsMedian household income $173,500Median home value $720,700Median rent $2,269 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.7% unemployment rate74% of adults are in the labour force, 13,116 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, professional and business services 20%, finance, insurance and real estate 11%Average commute 39 minutes44% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 20% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 30% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages73% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 33% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 80%, Spanish 6%, French or Haitian Creole 6%, other languages 3%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F50 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month August24 in of snow a year, on about 9 days29 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Canoe Brook station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsMemorial Parkpark · under a mileSouth Orange Community Centerhistoric site · under a mileThomas Edison National Historical Parkhistoric site · 3.9 miBoxwood Hall Historic Sitestate historic site · 5.8 miTroy Meadows State Parkstate park · 7.3 miGreat Swamp National Wildlife Refuge 3national wildlife refuge · 7.7 miSource: 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 202426 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202514 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighEssex County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighWinter weather Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025222 of 363 days measured140 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 111main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Union County, NJ, 5 mi away
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNewark Water Departmentserves 294,274 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2022: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation119 ft36 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEast Orange Veterans Affairs Medical Center2.2 miPost officeMaplewood Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMaplewood Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceMaplewood Police Department1.0 miFire stationMaplewood Fire Department Headquartersunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools11 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 3 otherHighColumbia High Schoolunder a mileElementaryBolden Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleMaplewood Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeSeton Hall University1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR6.1 miInterstateI-781.4 miUS highwayUS 222.9 miAmtrakLiberty International Airport EWR5.3 miRailMAPLEWOODNJ TRANSITunder a mileCoachNorthfield Ave - Richard J. Codey ArenaCommunity Coach2.5 miTransit14 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 07040 ZIP area.
