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Pine Brook
New JerseyCDP
Total population
5,961
Median home value
$767,200
Bachelor's+
Median income
$126,488
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Pine Brook is a small census-designated community that lies in New Jersey, United States. Its coordinates of 40.870°, -74.344° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 5,961. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. That works out to roughly 727 residents per square kilometre — an average residential density. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,431 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 56% of daylight hours. Total area is recorded as about 8.2 km². Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Pine Brook, NJ from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves33,961
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves32,960
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves30,477
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves28,672
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves25,585
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves23,096
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves23,030
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves20,779
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Morristown High SchoolHigh · MORRISTOWN · 1,868 students · 13.4:1 ratio
- Morris Knolls High SchoolHigh · DENVILLE · 1,447 students · 11.1:1 ratio
- Morris Hills High SchoolHigh · ROCKAWAY · 1,187 students · 10.1:1 ratio
- Montville Township High SchoolHigh · MONTVILLE · 1,112 students · 10.4:1 ratio
- Frelinghuysen Middle SchoolMiddle · MORRISTOWN · 1,069 students · 10.7:1 ratio
- Parsippany Hills High SchoolHigh · Morris Plains · 998 students · 9.9:1 ratio
- Brooklawn Middle SchoolMiddle · Parsippany · 904 students · 10.8:1 ratio
- Parsippany High SchoolHigh · Parsippany · 886 students · 9.6:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.8 — 2025-08-051 km N of Hillsdale, New Jersey
- M 3 — 2025-08-030 km W of Little Ferry, New Jersey
- M 2.9 — 2024-05-246 km E of Califon, New Jersey
- M 2.6 — 2024-05-011 km NW of Gladstone, New Jersey
- M 2.9 — 2024-04-277 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey
- M 2.6 — 2024-04-105 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here









People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in New Jersey
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Pine Brook
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
