Local servicesHospitalHackettstown Medical Center4.0 miPost officeSchooleys Mountain Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHackettstown Municipal Building3.4 miPoliceWashington Township Police Department1.4 miFire stationSchooleys Mountain Fire Companyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLehigh Valley International Airport ABE34 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR35 miInterstateI-807.8 miUS highwayUS 462.8 miAmtrakNew Brunswick, NJ NBK29 miRailHACKETTSTOWNNJ TRANSIT3.4 miCoachRockaway ExpressFullington Trailways15 miSources: 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 07870 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:27 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:20 am – 4:34 pm
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People45 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 64.122 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 18°F48 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month July23 in of snow a year, on about 10 days14 days above 90°F, 135 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Belvidere Brg station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsMusconetcong River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.4 miKohler Pondrecreation area · 1.2 miSouth Branch Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.8 mi · 67 acresRock Spring Parkrecreation area · 1.5 mi · 75 acresStephens State Parkstate park · 4.0 mi · 134 acresRockport Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.4 miSource: 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 20248 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202540 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMorris County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025275 of 326 days measured48 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 129main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Morris County monitors, NJ
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterNj American Water - Short Hillsserves 217,230 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
Elevation951 ft290 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
