Local servicesHospitalBayshore Medical Center3.5 miPost officeMatawan Post Office1.5 miTown hallMatawan Municipal Center1.4 miPoliceMatawan Police Department1.4 miFire stationCheesequake Volunteer Fire Company Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 1 otherElementaryRavine Drive Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighOld Bridge High Schoolunder a mileSchoolThe Goddard School1.0 miCollegeMiddlesex College Perth Amboy Center7.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR20 miInterstateI-959.0 miUS highwayUS 92.9 miAmtrakMetropark, NJ MET11 miRailABERDEEN-MATAWANNJ TRANSIT1.8 miCoachSouth Amboy - Cheesequake, NJ (Southbound side bus parking area across from service area building)OurBus4.0 miTransit22 stops within a mileNJ TRANSITSources: 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 07747 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:27 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:16 am – 4:33 pm
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People32,330 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.313,097 householdsMedian household income $124,383Median home value $485,600Median rent $1,907 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 17,189 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, professional and business services 14%, finance, insurance and real estate 12%Average commute 36 minutes65% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 8% take public transport, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages49% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 79%, other Indo-European languages 8%, Spanish 5%, Russian or other Slavic 2%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 23°F49 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month December29 in of snow a year, on about 13 days28 days above 90°F, 106 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Freehold-marlboro station, 7 mi away; snow from New Brunswick 3 Se
Nearby landmarksCliffwood Beachbeach · 3.3 miLake Leffertslake · under a mileLake Matawanlake · 1.7 miRaritan Bay Beachbeach · 3.1 miMatawan Pointcape · 3.2 miKeyport Harborbay · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCheesequake State Parkstate park · 1.2 miLake Leffertsrecreation area · under a mileFreneau Woods Parkpark · under a mileProprietary House Historic Sitestate historic site · 6.2 miMount Loretto Unique Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 193 acresNorth Mount Lorettostate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 75 acresSource: 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 202433 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202532 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMonmouth County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighLightning Very HighWinter weather Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025242 of 265 days measured17 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 36, worst day 161main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Monmouth County monitors, NJ
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMatawan Borough Water deserves 9,084 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2022: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation65 ft20 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
