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State or areaNew Jersey
ZIP code08863
Telephone code732, 908
Time zoneEastern Time (EST/EDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:26 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:17 am – 4:33 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,771 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.94,744 householdsMedian household income $115,861Median home value $438,000Median rent $1,913 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 6,865 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, retail 18%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 31 minutes69% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 5% take public transport, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages42% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 58%, Spanish 20%, other Indo-European languages 8%, Tagalog 5%14% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 24°F49 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month July21 in of snow a year, on about 7 days29 days above 90°F, 103 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 41° / 24°FJFebruary: 44° / 26°FFMarch: 53° / 32°FMApril: 66° / 42°FAMay: 75° / 51°FMJune: 84° / 60°FJJuly: 88° / 66°FJAugust: 86° / 64°FASeptember: 79° / 58°FSOctober: 66° / 46°FONovember: 56° / 36°FNDecember: 46° / 29°FD90°20°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Plainfield station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksRoss Universitycollege · 1.2 miBerkeley College Woodbridge Campuscollege · 2.3 miSouth Riverriver · 5.3 miMarsh Pointcape · 2.5 miSandy Pointcape · 2.9 miMiddlesex Greenway Trailheadtrailhead · 2.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSoldiers and Sailorsstate park · 1.9 miEdison State Parkstate park · 2.1 miFords Parkpark · under a mileMiddlesex Greenwayrecreation area · under a mileProprietary House Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.2 miClay Pit Ponds State Park Preservestate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 259 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 202426 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202526 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMiddlesex 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 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, Middlesex County monitors, NJ
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMiddlesex Water Companyserves 233,376 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
Elevation167 ft51 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center - Perth Amboy Division2.1 miPost officeFords Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWoodbridge Municipal Building2.3 miPoliceWoodbridge Police Department2.3 miFire stationFords Fire Company 7 Districtunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools5 elementary, 2 middle, 4 otherElementaryFord Avenue Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolOur Redeemer Lutheran Schoolunder a mileMiddleFords Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeRoss University1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR13 miInterstateI-95under a mileUS highwayUS 9under a mileAmtrakMetropark, NJ MET2.3 miRailWOODBRIDGENJ TRANSIT2.3 miCoachSouth Amboy - Cheesequake, NJ (Southbound side bus parking area across from service area building)OurBus5.0 miTransit44 stops within a mileNJ TRANSITSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

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  • Carmen's Pizza - Port Reading

    933 Port Reading Avenue, Port Reading, 07064-1000 · 4.9 mi

    5 star reviewMy family & I order pizza and many other things from Carmen's. I personally recommend ...

  • Popeyes - Perth Amboy

    Chicken Restaurant

    553 Sayre Avenue, Perth Amboy, 08861 · 2.0 mi

    3 star reviewJust went and the drumsticks and thighs have gotten smaller,they pull the skin down to ...

  • Dave's Hot Dogs - South Amboy

    American Restaurant

    323 South Pine Avenue, South Amboy, 08879 · 4.5 mi

    3 star reviewdaves is OK but hot dogs are under cooked at times and the help that ...

 

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