Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:29 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 18 min7:17 am – 4:36 pm
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People24,089 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.49,924 householdsMedian household income $105,946Median home value $352,500Median rent $1,695 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,908 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 13,312 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, retail 12%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 26 minutes75% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 80%, Spanish 9%, other Indo-European languages 4%, French or Haitian Creole 1%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 23°F47 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July27 in of snow a year, on about 15 days24 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Trenton State College station, 5 mi away; snow from Ewing Twp 0.8 Ese
Nearby landmarksSpring Lakelake · 4.0 miMercer County Community College West Windsor Campuscollege · 2.5 miColonial Lakelake · 1.7 miSt Francis Medical Center School of Radiologic Technologycollege · 3.0 miBiles Pointcape · 5.0 miSucker Pointcape · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDelaware and Raritan Canal State Parkstate park · under a mile · 99 acresVan Horn Parkrecreation area · under a mileHomestead Gardenshistoric site · 1.6 miVan Nest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.0 mi · 95 acresAbbott Marshlandstate park · 4.4 miHamilton Marsh State Parkstate park · 5.0 mi · 228 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202432 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 5 Apr 202431 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMercer 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 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, Mercer County monitors, NJ
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTrenton Water Worksserves 217,000 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level80 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation55 ft17 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRobert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton2.2 miPost officeMercerville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHamilton Township Municipal Building1.6 miPoliceHamilton Township Police Division2.2 miFire stationHamilton Township Fire Division Station 12 Mercervilleunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 elementary, 1 high, 2 otherSchoolOur Lady of Sorrows Schoolunder a mileElementaryMercerville Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolLittle Friends Hamilton Day Schoolunder a mileCollegeMercer County Community College West Windsor Campus2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTrenton Mercer Airport TTN6.6 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL39 miInterstateI-295under a mileUS highwayUS 11.5 miAmtrakTrenton, NJ TRE3.5 miRailHAMILTONNJ TRANSIT1.0 miCoachPrinceton, NJ (Nassau Park shopping center on Route 1, in the outer parking lot of Burlington Coat Factory)OurBus4.4 miTransit41 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 08619 ZIP area.
