Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:27 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:16 am – 4:33 pm
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People25,448 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.19,123 householdsMedian household income $99,882Median home value $445,800Median rent $1,654 a month58% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,761 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 13,018 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, professional and business services 13%, retail 12%Average commute 32 minutes66% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 6% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 58%, other Indo-European languages 14%, Spanish 10%, Russian or other Slavic 6%19% 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 40°F, lows 23°F50 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month June29 in of snow a year, on about 13 days24 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Brunswick 3 Se station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsCheesequake State Parkstate park · 1.1 mi · 422 acresLaurel Park Babe Ruthpark · under a mileKennedy Parkpark · under a mile · 78 acresProprietary House Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.6 miSoldiers and Sailorsstate park · 7.0 miMount Loretto Unique Areastate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 193 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 202429 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202530 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 home97% of households have a broadband subscription88% 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 waterMiddlesex Water Companyserves 233,376 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation93 ft28 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center - Perth Amboy Division4.4 miPost officeErnston Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSouth Amboy City Hall2.2 miPoliceSayreville Police Department1.5 miFire stationSayreville Fire Department President Park Fire Company 5under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherElementarySamsel Upper Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolNew Road School of Parlinunder a mileElementaryMadison Park Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeMiddlesex College Perth Amboy Center4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR17 miInterstateI-955.1 miUS highwayUS 9under a mileAmtrakMetropark, NJ MET7.7 miRailSOUTH AMBOYNJ TRANSIT2.2 miCoachSouth Amboy - Cheesequake, NJ (Southbound side bus parking area across from service area building)OurBusunder a mileTransit21 stops within a mileNJ TRANSIT, Academy BusSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 08859 ZIP area.
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