Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:25 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:17 am – 4:32 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 25°F50 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month June28 in of snow a year, on about 12 days31 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Harrison station, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksPillar Collegecollege · under a mileEssex County Collegecollege · under a milePoint No Pointcape · 2.8 miWeequahic Lakelake · 2.9 miCrystal Lakelake · 5.9 miSecond Riverriver · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFounders Parkhistoric site · under a mileIndependence Parkpark · 1.0 miThomas Edison National Historical Parkhistoric site · 4.7 miSawmill Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 752 acresLiberty State Parkstate park · 6.2 miStatue of Liberty National Monumentnational monument · 7.2 mi · 50 acresSource: 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 202431 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202510 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 quality72% of days had good air in 2025261 of 365 days measured101 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 133main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hudson County, NJ, 5 mi away
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 serving the town
Elevation31 ft9 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Michael's Medical Centerunder a milePost officeMidtown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNewark City Hallunder a milePoliceNewark Police Department Metro Division-Substationunder a mileFire stationNewark Fire Department Engine 5under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi83 schools26 elementary, 8 middle, 23 high, 26 otherMiddleGreat Oaks Legacy Downtown Middle Schoolright hereSchoolDiscovery Charter Schoolright hereHighGreat Oaks Legacy Charter High Schoolunder a mileCollegePillar Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR3.2 miInterstateI-280under a mileUS highwayUS 11.6 miAmtrakPenn Station NWKunder a mileLight railWASHINGTON STREET LIGHT RAIL STATIONNJ TRANSITunder a mileCoachNewark, NJ (Newark Penn Station - Taxi and bus zone in front of Penn Station, 1 Raymond Plaza West)OurBusunder a mileTransit229 stops within a mileNJ TRANSIT, Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 07101 ZIP area.
