Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:26 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:16 am – 4:33 pm
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People23,556 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.09,344 householdsMedian household income $92,786Median home value $389,800Median rent $1,660 a month63% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,224 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.6% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 12,099 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, transport, warehousing and utilities 11%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 30 minutes65% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 8% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 67%, Spanish 17%, other Indo-European languages 5%, Russian or other Slavic 5%12% 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, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsCheesequake State Parkstate park · 1.0 mi · 195 acresWaterworks Parkpark · under a mileWoodland Avenue Parkpark · under a mileProprietary House Historic Sitestate historic site · 2.6 miMount Loretto Unique Areastate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 193 acresNorth Mount Lorettostate conservation land · 4.3 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 202430 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202529 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 home87% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% 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
Elevation62 ft19 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center - Perth Amboy Division3.6 miPost officeSouth Amboy Post Office1.0 miTown hallSouth Amboy City Hall1.3 miPoliceSouth Amboy Police Department1.3 miFire stationSayreville Fire Department Morgan Hose and Chemical Companyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherSchoolJesse Selover Schoolunder a mileElementaryDwight D Eisenhower Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementarySouth Amboy Elementary School1.0 miCollegeMiddlesex College Perth Amboy Center3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR16 miInterstateI-2875.3 miUS highwayUS 91.0 miAmtrakMetropark, NJ MET7.5 miRailSOUTH AMBOYNJ TRANSIT1.2 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 08879 ZIP area.
