Local servicesHospitalThe Matheny Hospital and School8.3 miPost officeWhitehouse Post Officeunder a mileTown hallReadington Township Municipal Building2.1 miPoliceReadington Township Police Department2.1 miFire stationEast Whitehouse Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWhitehouse School1.1 miCollegeRaritan Valley Community College2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTrenton Mercer Airport TTN24 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR30 miInterstateI-782.0 miUS highwayUS 22under a mileAmtrakNew Brunswick, NJ NBK18 miRailWHITE HOUSENJ TRANSIT1.6 miCoachBridgewater, NJ (Bridgewater Commons Mall, Lot 2. Bus will stop along the curb near AMC Theatres)OurBus6.7 miTransit3 stops within a mileHCLinkSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:28 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:19 am – 4:35 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F45 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month August27 in of snow a year, on about 14 days23 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Somerville Somerset Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Flemington 5 Nnw
Nearby landmarksRaritan Valley Community Collegecollege · 2.8 miCushetunk Lakelake · 2.0 miRound Toppeak · 4.2 miSunset Lakelake · 6.1 miLamington Riverriver · 3.2 miRiver Brookriver · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsReadington Preservestate conservation land · under a mileRockaway Greenwayrecreation area · under a mileEversole Hall Househistoric site · 2.2 miSouth Branch Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 371 acresRound Valley Reservoirstate recreation area · 3.5 mi · 2,220 acresRaritan River Confluence State Parkstate park · 4.7 mi · 633 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 20245 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202540 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHunterdon County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025268 of 361 days measured90 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hunterdon County monitors, NJ
Drinking waterNj American Water - Short Hillsserves 217,230 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
Elevation240 ft73 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
