Perth Amboy

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Perth Amboy

Total population

55,855

Median home value

$370,600

15.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$61,977

Perth Amboy$62k

National$74k

Weather79°F · Rain Showers

Coordinates40.52°, -74.27°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Perth Amboy is a city in northeastern Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 55,436. Perth Amboy is known as the "City by the Bay", referring to its location adjoining Raritan Bay.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Perth Amboy, NJ from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

David Copperfield

American illusionist

Jon Bon Jovi

American musician (born 1962)

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Domingo Quiñones

Puerto Rican singer

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe

American actress and model

Edward James Patten

American lawyer and politician (1905–1994)

Richie Sambora

American rock musician

John Grimek

American weightlifter (1910-1998)

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Elizabeth Bogush

American actress

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Nicholas

metropolitan bishop of Amissos (1936-2011)

Luther Martin

American politician and leading Anti-Federalist (1748–1826)

Bernard J. Dwyer

politician (1921-1998)

Quinn Shephard

American actress, filmmaker and film editor (born 1995)

Arthur Franz

American actor (1920-2006)

Dave Sabo

American guitarist

Stanley Norman Cohen

American geneticist

Morgan Foster Larson

American politician (1882–1961)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New Jersey

• Hopelawn
  1.3 mi away · pop. 3,496
• Sewaren
  2.2 mi away · pop. 3,248
• Keasbey
  2.2 mi away · pop. 2,252
• Woodbridge
  2.4 mi away
• Fords
  2.5 mi away · pop. 12,771
• Menlo Park Terrace
  3.6 mi away
• Sayreville
  4.5 mi away
• Carteret
  5 mi away · pop. 25,496
• Metuchen
  5 mi away
• Laurence Harbor
  5.1 mi away · pop. 6,191
• Madison Park
  5.3 mi away · pop. 9,124
• Cliffwood Beach
  6 mi away · pop. 3,056

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Perth Amboy

(Circular), Perth-Amboy, New Jersey [blank] 1806

Thomas Truxtun · 1806

Presbyterianism in Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Harlan G. Mendenhall · 1903

St. Stephen's Church, Perth Amboy, New Jersey

1967

City Maps Perth Amboy New Jersey, USA

James McFee · 2017

History of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, 1651-1960

William C. McGinnis · 1958

The Puerto Rican worker in Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Fred T. Golub · 1956

The Second Baptist Church

N.J.) Second Baptist Church (Perth Amboy · 1980

Evolution of drainage systems and slopes in badlands at Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Stanley Alfred Schumm · 1954

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