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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People57,093 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.219,099 householdsMedian household income $59,847Median home value $471,600Median rent $1,652 a month16% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,763 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.3% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 28,183 employedMain industries: construction 33%, professional and business services 13%, hospitality, food and recreation 9%Average commute 33 minutes36% drive alone, 21% car-pool, 11% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher68% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 15%, Spanish 45%, other Indo-European languages 38%58% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksSeton Hall University School of Lawcollege · 1.7 miPillar Collegecollege · 1.9 miPassaic Riverriver · 1.3 miPoint No Pointcape · 1.4 miKearny Pointcape · 1.4 miHackensack Riverriver · 1.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNewark Riverfront Parkrecreation area · under a mileRiverbank Park Extensionrecreation area · under a mileLiberty State Parkstate park · 4.2 miStatue of Liberty National Monumentnational monument · 5.2 mi · 50 acresSawmill Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 752 acresCastle Clinton National Monumentnational monument · 6.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 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 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, 3 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% 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 serving the town
Elevation9 ft3 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint James Hospital - East Ward1.3 miPost officeIronbound Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHarrison Town Hall1.9 miPoliceNewark Police Department 3rd Precinctunder a mileFire stationNewark Fire Department Engine 16 Ladder 8under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, 7 otherSchoolHawkins Street Schoolunder a mileSchoolWilson Avenue Schoolunder a mileSchoolAnn Street Schoolunder a mileCollegeSeton Hall University School of Law1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR2.9 miInterstateI-95under a mileUS highwayUS 9under a mileAmtrakPenn Station NWK1.6 miRailHarrisonPort Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH)1.4 miCoachNewark, NJ (Newark Penn Station - Bus will stop on Ferry Street, in front of Peter Francisco Park. This is directly across Ferry Street from Blink FitOurBus1.5 miTransit59 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 07105 ZIP area.
