Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:26 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:17 am – 4:33 pm
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People3,481 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.21,101 householdsMedian household income $133,854Median home value $435,40097% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 1,905 employedMain industries: retail 19%, education and health care 14%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 32 minutes72% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 10% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 60%, Spanish 28%, other Indo-European languages 5%, Russian or other Slavic 3%16% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 25°F50 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month July26 in of snow a year, on about 9 days28 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cranford station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsBoyton Parkpark · under a mileAlvin Williams Parkpark · under a mileClay Pit Ponds State Park Preservestate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 259 acresEdison State Parkstate park · 4.8 miSoldiers and Sailorsstate park · 4.9 miNorth Mount Lorettostate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 75 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 202428 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202522 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 subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL16% 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
Elevation4 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center - Perth Amboy Division3.8 miPost officePort Reading Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCarteret Municipal Building1.5 miPoliceCarteret Police Department1.5 miFire stationPort Reading Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 3 otherElementaryPort Reading School 9under a mileElementaryMatthew Jago School Number 281.0 miMiddleCarteret Middle School1.2 miCollegeBerkeley College Woodbridge Campus1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR9.3 miInterstateI-95under a mileUS highwayUS 92.4 miAmtrakMetropark, NJ MET4.4 miRailAVENELNJ TRANSIT1.9 miCoachStaten Island, NY (Expressway Plaza shopping center. Bus will stop on Christopher Lane, near Stop and Shop.)OurBus5.6 miTransit23 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 07064 ZIP area.
