Town guide

Knowlton, New Jersey

Knowlton is a township in Warren County, New Jersey, home to about 2,919 people across 25 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 07832 and 07833.

Homes sold for a median of $237 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population2,919118 per sq mi
Median home value$345,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$237Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking69%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Knowlton

2 ZIP codes

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Knowlton. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Knowlton

Distances

Nearest major airportNewark Liberty International Airport (EWR)49 miles away
Closer regional airportLehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)28 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Newark, NJ48 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY61 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Knowlton; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Knowlton

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Knowlton had 2,894 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.

It’s the 454th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

Warren County grew from 37,781 residents in 1900 to 109,632 in 2020.

Knowlton population by census2000: 2,977, 2010: 3,055, 2020: 2,8942,97720003,05520102,8942020

Warren County, 1900–2020

Warren County population, 1900 to 20201900: 37,781, 1910: 43,187, 1920: 45,057, 1930: 49,319, 1940: 50,181, 1950: 54,374, 1960: 63,220, 1970: 73,879, 1980: 84,429, 1990: 91,607, 2000: 102,437, 2010: 108,692, 2020: 109,63238K’00’1045K’20’3050K’40’5063K’60’7084K’80’90102K’00’10110K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 48.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 23 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near KnowltonJan: high 37°F, low 18°F, 3.2 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 19°F, 2.7 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 26°F, 3.6 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 36°F, 4 in; May: high 71°F, low 46°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 56°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 61°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 59°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 52°F, 4.6 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 40°F, 4.8 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 30°F, 3.3 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 24°F, 4.1 in37°18°Jan3.240°19°Feb2.748°26°Mar3.661°36°Apr4.071°46°May4.179°56°Jun4.584°61°Jul4.883°59°Aug4.676°52°Sep4.664°40°Oct4.852°30°Nov3.341°24°Dec4.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Belvidere Brg, NJ weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Warren County

28,428 jobs at 2,286 businesses in Warren County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Warren CountyRetail trade: 5,465 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 5,416 jobs; Manufacturing: 4,650 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,557 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,241 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,395 jobs; Construction: 1,250 jobs; Other services: 1,245 jobsRetail trade 19% Health care and social assistance 19% Manufacturing 16% Hotels and restaurants 9% Administrative and support 8% Wholesale trade 5% Construction 4% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

15 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Knowlton’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Lehigh Valley Hospital - PoconoGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · East Stroudsburg7.3 miles
  • St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Stroudsburg11.5 miles
  • Ahs Hospital CorpGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hackettstown13.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors5
Specialist doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3
Mental health providers1
Physical and occupational therapists5

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Knowlton

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Portland Waterfront Park · 9 acres2.4 mi
  • Portland Borough Recreation Area · 5 acres2.7 mi
  • Vail Baseball park · 3 acres2.4 mi
  • Columbia Beach2.3 mi

Grocery stores

  • Acme4.4 mi

Libraries

  • Warren County Public Library4.4 mi
  • Acharya Sushil Kumar Library5.5 mi
  • Eastern Monroe Public Library - Smithfields Branch6.6 mi
  • Kemp Library7.3 mi

Museums

  • Hope Museum5.0 mi
  • Antoine Dutot Museum & Gallery5.5 mi
  • Blairstown Museum5.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Middle Earth Theater5.7 mi
  • Roy's Music Hall5.8 mi
  • Shawnee Playhouse5.9 mi
  • Robert J. Evans Open Air Theatre5.9 mi
  • M. Craig Paine Performing Arts Theater6.1 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1763.

Notable people born here

  • A. Elizabeth Adams (1892) · American zoologist

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Knowlton

Public schools here are run by Knowlton Township School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Knowlton Township Board of EducationDelawarePre-K–6174Public3.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Blairstown, White and Hardwick.

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