Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:27 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:18 am – 4:34 pm
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People17 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 19°F47 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month July21 in of snow a year, on about 8 days16 days above 90°F, 137 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Somerville 4 Nw station, 7 mi away; snow from Bound Brook 2w
Nearby landmarksMillstone Riverriver · under a mileDelaware and Raritan (D And R) Canal State Park Demott Lane Trailheadpark · 4.5 miLake Creightonlake · 3.8 miEast Branch Reservoirreservoir · 3.4 miSunset Lakelake · 7.5 miWashington Valley Reservoirreservoir · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDelaware and Raritan Canal State Parkstate park · under a mile · 76 acresCooper Street Parkpark · under a mileLincoln Avenue Parkpark · under a mileSix Mile Run Reservoir Sitestate park · 4.1 mi · 103 acresOld Dutch Parsonage Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.2 miWallace House Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202415 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202535 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSomerset County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025295 of 362 days measured66 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 112main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Middlesex County, NJ, 11 mi away
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
Elevation31 ft9 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRobert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset Campus2.2 miPost officeManville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallManville Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceManville Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationManville Volunteer Fire Company 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 4 otherSchoolJerry Davis Center for Children and Familiesunder a mileElementaryRoosevelt Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryWeston Elementary School1.0 miCollegeRutgers University - New Brunswick7.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTrenton Mercer Airport TTN22 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR24 miInterstateI-2872.2 miUS highwayUS 2062.0 miAmtrakNew Brunswick, NJ NBK7.4 miRailBRIDGEWATERNJ TRANSIT1.9 miCoachHillsborough PromenadeSuburban Transit3.1 miTransit3 stops within a mileSomerset County Transportation (SCT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 08890 ZIP area.
