Local servicesHospitalCarrier Clinic Behavioral Healthcare System3.9 miPost officeBlawenburg Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHopewell Borough Municipal Building3.0 miPoliceMontgomery Township Police Department3.8 miFire stationMontgomery Township Volunteer Fire Company 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherHighMontgomery High Schoolunder a mileElementaryVillage Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolJohnson and Johnson Corporate Campus Center1.3 miCollegePrinceton University5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTrenton Mercer Airport TTN11 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR34 miInterstateI-2958.8 miUS highwayUS 2062.8 miAmtrakPrinceton Junction, NJ PJC7.9 miRailPRINCETONNJ TRANSIT5.5 miCoachPrinceton, NJ (Nassau Street and Palmer Square, bus stop in front of PNC Bank)OurBus5.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:28 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:18 am – 4:35 pm
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People7,236 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.92,638 householdsMedian household income $240,968Median home value $853,300Median rent $1,796 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 3,456 employedMain industries: manufacturing 21%, education and health care 20%, finance, insurance and real estate 19%Average commute 37 minutes54% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 6% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle, 28% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages78% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 46% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 71%, Chinese 10%, other Indo-European languages 8%, other Asian or Pacific languages 5%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 22°F51 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month July24 in of snow a year, on about 12 days17 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wertsville 4 Ne station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksSylvan Lakelake · under a mileMount Rosepeak · 3.4 miRocky Hillpeak · 3.0 miBridgepoint Lakelake · 3.4 miPrinceton Universitycollege · 5.0 miPrinceton Theological Seminarycollege · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDelaware and Raritan Canal State Parkstate park · under a mile · 2,835 acresHopewell Parkstate park · 3.5 mi · 59 acresRec Trail Wash Cross - Princetstate park · 3.5 miSourland Mountain Preserve 45recreation area · 2.1 miHighfields Preservestate conservation land · 2.6 miHighfieldsstate conservation land · 2.9 mi · 186 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 202420 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202546 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSomerset County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025255 of 365 days measured104 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Mercer County, NJ, 9 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% 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
Elevation97 ft30 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
