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 – 4:35 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 21°F47 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month July24 in of snow a year, on about 11 days26 days above 90°F, 114 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hightstown 2 W station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksMercer County Community College West Windsor Campuscollege · 2.0 miSpring Lakelake · 4.5 miGropp Lakelake · 2.8 miSaint Francis Medical Center School of Nursingcollege · 4.4 miEcho Pointcape · 5.4 miBiles Pointcape · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDelaware and Raritan Canal State Parkstate park · 1.8 mi · 99 acresVeterans Parkpark · under a mile · 315 acresDam Site 21recreation area · 1.1 mi · 76 acresAbbott Marshlandstate park · 4.0 miHamilton Marsh State Parkstate park · 4.5 mi · 228 acresVan Nest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 95 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 202433 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 5 Apr 202432 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
Elevation103 ft31 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRobert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamiltonunder a milePost officeMercerville Post Office1.5 miTown hallHamilton Township Municipal Building3.4 miPoliceNew Jersey State Police Troop C Hamilton Sub - Station1.8 miFire stationHamilton Township Fire Division Station 17 Nottinghamunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools6 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high, 4 otherMiddleEmily Reynolds Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryAlexander Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighSteinert High School Eastunder a mileCollegeMercer County Community College West Windsor Campus2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTrenton Mercer Airport TTN8.8 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL39 miInterstateI-1951.8 miUS highwayUS 1302.3 miAmtrakTrenton, NJ TRE5.0 miRailHAMILTONNJ TRANSIT3.1 miCoachHamilton-Trenton, NJ (Richard Stockton Travel Plaza on Southbound New Jersey Turnpike. Go to the bus parking area to the right of the building as you OurBus3.6 miTransit16 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 08677 ZIP area.
