Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:29 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 18 min7:18 am – 4:36 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F46 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month July27 in of snow a year, on about 15 days22 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Trenton Mercer Co Ap station, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksScudders Fallswaterfall · 1.4 miThe College of New Jerseycollege · 2.6 miLittle Silver Lakelake · 2.3 miSilver Lakelake · 2.4 miRotary Islandisland · 2.0 miThomas Edison State University - George Pruitt Hallcollege · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDelaware and Raritan Canal State Parkstate park · 1.1 miWashington Crossing State Parkstate park · 1.3 mi · 78 acresBanchoff Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 70 acresMountain View Golfrecreation area · 1.1 mi · 232 acresDelaware Canal State Park (David Library)state park · 4.1 mi · 129 acresWashington Crossing National Cemeteryhistoric site · 3.6 mi · 203 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 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 3.7 on 5 Apr 202430 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
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
Elevation142 ft43 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTrenton Psychiatric Hospital1.8 miPost officeWest Trenton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEwing Municipal Building1.5 miPoliceNew Jersey State Policeunder a mileFire stationWest Trenton Volunteer Fire Companyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 5 otherSchoolVilla Victoria Academy1.0 miElementaryLore Elementary School1.1 miMiddleFisher Middle School1.9 miCollegeThe College of New Jersey2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTrenton Mercer Airport TTN1.1 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL35 miInterstateI-2951.1 miUS highwayUS 133.4 miAmtrakTrenton, NJ TRE5.0 miRailWest TrentonSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)under a mileCoachSesame Place, Langhorne, PA (Sesame place Theme park, Hulmeville, PA 19047, United States)OurBus5.9 miTransit31 stops within a mileNJ TRANSIT, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 08625 ZIP area.
