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ZIP 08837 — Amenities & Local Context
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
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Airports, parks, hospitals, nearby places, and local civic context
Amenities & Location in 08837
Transportation & Access
Distance to Coast
1.4 miles (2.3 km)
✈️ Airports (15)
- EWR (Airport)15.2 miles (24.5 km)
- MMU (Airport)20.1 miles (32.3 km)
- TEB (Airport)27.6 miles (44.4 km)
- TTN (Airport)29.6 miles (47.7 km)
- LGA (Airport)30.7 miles (49.4 km)
- JFK (Airport)30.9 miles (49.7 km)
- NEL (Airport)33.2 miles (53.4 km)
- WRI (Airport)36.8 miles (59.2 km)
- PNE (Airport)46.0 miles (74.1 km)
- HPN (Airport)50.7 miles (81.6 km)
- FRG (Airport)51.0 miles (82.1 km)
- ABE (Airport)58.5 miles (94.1 km)
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- PHL (Airport)64.8 miles (104.3 km)
- ISP (Airport)68.0 miles (109.4 km)
- SWF (Airport)69.6 miles (112.0 km)
🌊 Coast (6 points)
- Coast (1.4 miles (2.3 km))
- Coast (1.7 miles (2.7 km))
- Coast (1.7 miles (2.8 km))
- Coast (3.6 miles (5.8 km))
- Coast (5.3 miles (8.4 km))
- Coast (7.9 miles (12.8 km))
Parks & Recreation
🌲 National Parks (20)
- National Parks of New York Harbor18.8 miles (30.3 km)npnh
- Thomas Edison National Historical Park19.6 miles (31.6 km)edis
- Statue Of Liberty National Monument19.9 miles (32.0 km)stli
- Morristown National Historical Park20.1 miles (32.3 km)morr
- Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument20.5 miles (33.0 km)elis
- Governors Island National Monument21.1 miles (34.0 km)gois
- Castle Clinton National Monument21.6 miles (34.8 km)cacl
- Federal Hall National Memorial22.1 miles (35.5 km)feha
- African Burial Ground National Monument22.6 miles (36.4 km)afbg
- Gateway National Recreation Area22.7 miles (36.5 km)gate
- Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site23.4 miles (37.6 km)loea
- Stonewall National Monument23.6 miles (38.0 km)ston
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- Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site24.3 miles (39.1 km)thrb
- General Grant National Memorial28.8 miles (46.3 km)gegr
- Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park29.1 miles (46.9 km)pagr
- Hamilton Grange National Memorial29.6 miles (47.6 km)hagr
- Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River34.5 miles (55.6 km)lode
- Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site37.8 miles (60.8 km)sapa
- Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail39.5 miles (63.6 km)waro
- New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve42.4 miles (68.2 km)pine
Health & Safety
🏥 VA Hospitals (20)
- Piscataway CBOC7.5 miles (12.0 km)
- Staten Island Community Clinic11.1 miles (17.9 km)
- Elizabeth CBOC12.7 miles (20.4 km)
- Lyons Campus of the VA New Jersey Health Care System16.0 miles (25.7 km)
- Staten Island Vet Center16.7 miles (26.9 km)
- Earle Naval Weapons17.4 miles (28.0 km)
- VA New Jersey Health Care System17.5 miles (28.1 km)
- East Orange Campus of the VA New Jersey Health Care System17.6 miles (28.3 km)
- Brooklyn Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System17.7 miles (28.4 km)
- Newark Regional Benefit Office18.3 miles (29.4 km)
- Tinton Falls Community Based Outpatient Clinic19.1 miles (30.7 km)
- Bloomfield Vet Center20.9 miles (33.6 km)
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- Fort Monmouth21.0 miles (33.8 km)
- Jersey City CBOC21.3 miles (34.2 km)
- Manhattan Vet Center21.9 miles (35.2 km)
- Brooklyn Vet Center22.7 miles (36.5 km)
- New York Regional Benefit Office23.2 miles (37.3 km)
- Morristown CBOC23.6 miles (38.0 km)
- Secaucus Vet Center23.6 miles (38.0 km)
- VA NY Harbor Healthcare System24.7 miles (39.7 km)
☢️ Superfund (NPL) (49)
- RENORA INC0.9 miles (1.4 km)
- CHEMICAL INSECTICIDE CORP.1.6 miles (2.6 km)
- ATLANTIC RESOURCES2.3 miles (3.7 km)
- HORSESHOE ROAD2.4 miles (3.8 km)
- KIN-BUC LANDFILL2.5 miles (3.9 km)
- WOODBROOK ROAD DUMP4.6 miles (7.3 km)
- SAYREVILLE LANDFILL4.7 miles (7.6 km)
- EVOR PHILLIPS LEASING5.3 miles (8.6 km)
- CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS WATER TREATMENTS INC5.5 miles (8.9 km)
- GLOBAL SANITARY LANDFILL5.5 miles (8.9 km)
- RARITAN BAY SLAG5.6 miles (9.1 km)
- CORNELL DUBILIER ELECTRONICS INC.5.7 miles (9.2 km)
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- CHEMSOL, INC.6.2 miles (10.0 km)
- FRIED INDUSTRIES7.1 miles (11.4 km)
- MIDDLESEX SAMPLING PLANT (USDOE)8.8 miles (14.1 km)
- LCP CHEMICALS INC.9.6 miles (15.4 km)
- BURNT FLY BOG10.1 miles (16.3 km)
- IMPERIAL OIL CO., INC./CHAMPION CHEMICALS10.3 miles (16.6 km)
- BROOK INDUSTRIAL PARK10.6 miles (17.0 km)
- MONROE TOWNSHIP LANDFILL10.9 miles (17.5 km)
- CHEMICAL CONTROL12.0 miles (19.3 km)
- JIS LANDFILL12.0 miles (19.3 km)
- FEDERAL CREOSOTE12.8 miles (20.6 km)
- SOUTH BRUNSWICK LANDFILL14.0 miles (22.6 km)
- ASBESTOS DUMP14.6 miles (23.4 km)
- WHITE CHEMICAL CORP.14.9 miles (24.0 km)
- HIGGINS FARM15.5 miles (24.9 km)
- ROLLING KNOLLS LF15.9 miles (25.6 km)
- HIGGINS DISPOSAL16.7 miles (26.9 km)
- MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT17.4 miles (27.9 km)
- TROY CHEMICAL CORP17.5 miles (28.1 km)
- ROCKY HILL MUNICIPAL WELL17.7 miles (28.5 km)
- DIAMOND ALKALI CO.19.1 miles (30.7 km)
- ORANGE VALLEY REGIONAL GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION19.5 miles (31.3 km)
- U.S. RADIUM CORP.19.5 miles (31.4 km)
- NJDEP @ SYNCON RESINS INC19.6 miles (31.6 km)
- NAVAL WEAPONS STATION EARLE (SITE A)19.6 miles (31.6 km)
- DIAMOND HEAD OIL REFINERY DIV.19.7 miles (31.8 km)
- RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL PARK20.0 miles (32.1 km)
- GLEN RIDGE RADIUM SITE20.2 miles (32.5 km)
- MONTCLAIR/WEST ORANGE RADIUM SITE20.3 miles (32.7 km)
- PJP LANDFILL20.4 miles (32.9 km)
- STANDARD CHLORINE20.9 miles (33.6 km)
- LONE PINE LANDFILL21.4 miles (34.5 km)
- GOWANUS CANAL22.0 miles (35.5 km)
- GRAND STREET MERCURY22.9 miles (36.8 km)
- KRYSOWATY FARM22.9 miles (36.9 km)
- SHARKEY LANDFILL23.3 miles (37.5 km)
- LOWER HACKENSACK RIVER24.6 miles (39.6 km)
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