Local servicesHospitalRaritan Bay Medical Center - Old Bridgeunder a milePost officeOld Bridge Post Office1.5 miTown hallOld Bridge Township Municipal Complex1.9 miPoliceOld Bridge Township Police Department1.9 miFire stationSouth Old Bridge Volunteer Fire Company Engine 21.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools9 elementary, 2 middle, 5 otherSchoolJohn Glenn Junior Schoolright hereElementaryScott Carpenter Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryVirgil Grissom Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeDeVry University7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR22 miInterstateI-956.3 miUS highwayUS 91.2 miAmtrakNew Brunswick, NJ NBK9.4 miRailABERDEEN-MATAWANNJ TRANSIT5.9 miCoachSouth Amboy - Cheesequake, NJ (Southbound side bus parking area across from service area building)OurBus5.5 miTransit18 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 08857 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 – 4:34 pm
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People40,409 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.915,860 householdsMedian household income $101,192Median home value $459,400Median rent $1,462 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,861 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.8% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 21,754 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, retail 12%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 35 minutes68% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 8% take public transport, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 71%, other Indo-European languages 10%, Spanish 10%, Russian or other Slavic 4%11% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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
Parks and public landsDeep Runpark · within reach · 78 acresCheesequake State Parkstate park · 3.3 miJohn A Philips Preservepark · 1.6 miPigeon Swamp State Parkstate park · 7.0 mi · 81 acresMonmouth Battlefield State Parkstate park · 7.5 mi · 387 acresProprietary House Historic Sitestate historic site · 8.3 miSource: 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 202431 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202535 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMiddlesex County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighWinter weather Very HighIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025295 of 362 days measured66 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 112main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Middlesex County monitors, NJ
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterOld Bridge Muaserves 68,000 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation24 ft7 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
