Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:25 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:20 am – 4:32 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People18,731 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.67,179 householdsMedian household income $106,981Median home value $370,000Median rent $1,447 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,484 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 9,962 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, retail 14%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 38 minutes81% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 17°F49 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month June39 in of snow a year, on about 17 days13 days above 90°F, 146 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sussex 3 Wnw station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsWallkill River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 1.1 mi · 5,671 acresHigh Point State Parkstate park · 2.5 mi · 87 acresLusscroft Farm State Parkstate park · 3.2 mi · 501 acresWawayanda State Parkstate park · 3.8 miQuarryville Brook Preservestate conservation land · 1.9 miClove Lakerecreation area · 2.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202439 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202540 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSussex County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025311 of 358 days measured46 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 27, worst day 108main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Orange County, NY, 19 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSussex W Deptserves 2,201 people from surface water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Sep 2025: Chlorite, maximum contaminant level11 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation852 ft260 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBon Secours Community Hospital9.1 miPost officeSussex Post Office3.0 miTown hallSussex Borough Hall2.7 miPoliceHamburg Police Department6.7 miFire stationSussex Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementaryWantage School1.2 miElementaryClifton E Lawrence School1.2 miCollegeSussex County Community College14.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF32 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR45 miInterstateI-848.1 miUS highwayUS 68.1 miAmtrakPenn Station NWK42 miRailPORT JERVISNJ TRANSIT9.9 miCoachOld Greenville Tpl - Port Jervis First Assembly ChurchShortLine Hudson8.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 07461 ZIP area.
