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Princeton, NJ
ZIP 08542 — Amenities & Local Context
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Upper Middle ClassLow Snow AreaRemote Work Hub
Airports, parks, hospitals, nearby places, and local civic context
Amenities & Location in 08542
Transportation & Access
Distance to Coast
11.0 miles (17.7 km)
✈️ Airports (15)
- TTN (Airport)9.6 miles (15.5 km)
- WRI (Airport)23.6 miles (38.0 km)
- PNE (Airport)26.3 miles (42.3 km)
- NEL (Airport)27.4 miles (44.1 km)
- MMU (Airport)33.4 miles (53.8 km)
- EWR (Airport)34.7 miles (55.8 km)
- PHL (Airport)45.2 miles (72.8 km)
- ABE (Airport)46.0 miles (74.0 km)
- TEB (Airport)46.6 miles (74.9 km)
- JFK (Airport)50.4 miles (81.0 km)
- LGA (Airport)50.7 miles (81.6 km)
- ACY (Airport)62.1 miles (100.0 km)
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- ILG (Airport)68.4 miles (110.1 km)
- RDG (Airport)68.7 miles (110.6 km)
- HPN (Airport)70.2 miles (112.9 km)
🌊 Coast (6 points)
- Coast (11.0 miles (17.7 km))
- Coast (15.4 miles (24.7 km))
- Coast (33.1 miles (53.3 km))
- Coast (36.6 miles (59.0 km))
- Coast (37.5 miles (60.4 km))
- Coast (37.9 miles (61.1 km))
Parks & Recreation
🌲 National Parks (20)
- Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River17.3 miles (27.9 km)lode
- Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail20.6 miles (33.1 km)waro
- New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve28.7 miles (46.2 km)pine
- Morristown National Historical Park29.2 miles (47.0 km)morr
- Thomas Edison National Historical Park37.2 miles (59.9 km)edis
- Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site37.4 miles (60.2 km)edal
- Independence National Historical Park38.0 miles (61.2 km)inde
- Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial38.2 miles (61.5 km)thko
- Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site38.6 miles (62.1 km)glde
- National Parks of New York Harbor38.8 miles (62.4 km)npnh
- Statue Of Liberty National Monument39.8 miles (64.1 km)stli
- Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument40.4 miles (65.1 km)elis
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- Governors Island National Monument41.1 miles (66.2 km)gois
- Castle Clinton National Monument41.6 miles (66.9 km)cacl
- Gateway National Recreation Area41.7 miles (67.2 km)gate
- Federal Hall National Memorial42.0 miles (67.6 km)feha
- African Burial Ground National Monument42.5 miles (68.5 km)afbg
- Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site43.3 miles (69.7 km)loea
- Stonewall National Monument43.5 miles (70.0 km)ston
- Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site44.2 miles (71.1 km)thrb
Health & Safety
🏥 VA Hospitals (20)
- Hamilton CBOC6.5 miles (10.5 km)
- Trenton Vet Center9.7 miles (15.6 km)
- Washington Crossing National Cemetery14.2 miles (22.8 km)
- Piscataway CBOC16.9 miles (27.1 km)
- Bucks County Vet Center20.7 miles (33.3 km)
- McGuire Air Force Base22.3 miles (35.9 km)
- Fort Dix23.6 miles (38.0 km)
- Lyons Campus of the VA New Jersey Health Care System23.7 miles (38.2 km)
- Beverly National Cemetery24.7 miles (39.7 km)
- Earle Naval Weapons24.9 miles (40.1 km)
- Willow Grove28.0 miles (45.1 km)
- Victor J. Saracini VA Outpatient Clinic (Montgomery County)29.1 miles (46.8 km)
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- Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station29.8 miles (47.9 km)
- Tinton Falls Community Based Outpatient Clinic30.8 miles (49.6 km)
- Staten Island Community Clinic30.9 miles (49.8 km)
- Elizabeth CBOC32.2 miles (51.8 km)
- Fort Monmouth32.6 miles (52.5 km)
- Philadelphia Vet Center NE32.7 miles (52.6 km)
- Philadelphia National Cemetery33.0 miles (53.1 km)
- Burlington County CBOC33.8 miles (54.5 km)
☢️ Superfund (NPL) (45)
- HIGGINS DISPOSAL3.4 miles (5.4 km)
- ROCKY HILL MUNICIPAL WELL3.4 miles (5.5 km)
- MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT3.9 miles (6.3 km)
- HIGGINS FARM4.8 miles (7.7 km)
- SOUTH BRUNSWICK LANDFILL6.0 miles (9.6 km)
- HISTORIC POTTERIES9.1 miles (14.6 km)
- JIS LANDFILL10.3 miles (16.6 km)
- KRYSOWATY FARM12.0 miles (19.3 km)
- FRIED INDUSTRIES13.1 miles (21.1 km)
- MONROE TOWNSHIP LANDFILL13.7 miles (22.0 km)
- FEDERAL CREOSOTE13.8 miles (22.2 km)
- BROOK INDUSTRIAL PARK15.7 miles (25.3 km)
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- ROEBLING STEEL CO.17.1 miles (27.5 km)
- SAYREVILLE LANDFILL17.1 miles (27.6 km)
- MIDDLESEX SAMPLING PLANT (USDOE)17.4 miles (28.0 km)
- KIN-BUC LANDFILL17.6 miles (28.3 km)
- CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS WATER TREATMENTS INC18.4 miles (29.6 km)
- CHEMSOL, INC.18.4 miles (29.7 km)
- EVOR PHILLIPS LEASING18.6 miles (29.9 km)
- FRIEDMAN PROPERTY18.9 miles (30.5 km)
- CHEMICAL INSECTICIDE CORP.19.5 miles (31.4 km)
- RENORA INC19.6 miles (31.5 km)
- GOOSE FARM19.8 miles (31.8 km)
- WOODBROOK ROAD DUMP19.8 miles (31.8 km)
- HORSESHOE ROAD20.1 miles (32.4 km)
- BURNT FLY BOG20.1 miles (32.4 km)
- LONE PINE LANDFILL20.1 miles (32.4 km)
- CORNELL DUBILIER ELECTRONICS INC.20.1 miles (32.4 km)
- ATLANTIC RESOURCES20.1 miles (32.4 km)
- HOPKINS FARM20.4 miles (32.8 km)
- NJDEP FLORENCE LAND RECONTOURING INC SLF20.5 miles (33.0 km)
- SPENCE FARM20.6 miles (33.2 km)
- GLOBAL SANITARY LANDFILL20.7 miles (33.3 km)
- PIJAK FARM21.0 miles (33.7 km)
- IMPERIAL OIL CO., INC./CHAMPION CHEMICALS21.9 miles (35.3 km)
- KAUFFMAN & MINTEER, INC.21.9 miles (35.3 km)
- CROYDON TCE22.1 miles (35.6 km)
- MYERS PROPERTY22.3 miles (35.9 km)
- WILSON FARM22.5 miles (36.2 km)
- RARITAN BAY SLAG22.5 miles (36.3 km)
- ASBESTOS DUMP23.2 miles (37.3 km)
- JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST23.4 miles (37.7 km)
- NAVAL AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER (8 WASTE AREAS)23.8 miles (38.3 km)
- DE REWAL CHEMICAL CO.23.9 miles (38.5 km)
- COSDEN CHEMICAL COATINGS CORP.24.7 miles (39.8 km)
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