Montgomery is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, home to about 23,841 people across 32 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 08502 and 08558, and parts of 08540 are in Montgomery too.
Homes sold for a median of $383 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population23,841738 per sq mi
Median home value$795,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$383Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Montgomery. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Montgomery
Distances
Nearest major airport
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)32 miles away
Closer regional airport
Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Newark, NJ33 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA38 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Montgomery; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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
Montgomery had 23,690 residents in the 2020 census, up 36% since 2000.
It’s the 114th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.
Somerset County grew from 32,948 residents in 1900 to 345,361 in 2020.
Somerset County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 51.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 24 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wertsville 4 Ne, NJ weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Somerset County
188,127 jobs at 9,831 businesses in Somerset County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
199 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Montgomery’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
University Medical Center of Princeton at PlainsboroGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Plainsboro6.3 miles
Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Pennington9.0 miles
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Somerville10.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
11
Specialist doctors
25
Dentists
16
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
29
Mental health providers
94
Physical and occupational therapists
20
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
5
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 Montgomery
Parks (16 nearby)
Skillman Park · 246 acres1.1 mi
Van Horne Park · 105 acres2.3 mi
Montgomery Veterans Park · 100 acres1.8 mi
Mill Pond Park · 52 acres1.8 mi
Hobler Park · 51 acres2.0 mi
Hilltop Park · 9 acres3.3 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Whole Foods Market1.8 mi
ShopRite1.8 mi
Clapsqure2.0 mi
Pharmacies
Walgreens5.1 mi
Hopewell Pharmacy5.3 mi
CVS Pharmacy6.3 mi
CVS Pharmacy7.3 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Montgomery Branch Library0.8 mi
Mary Jacobs Neighborhood Library2.3 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Dirck Gulick House2.0 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Paul Robeson Center for the Arts4.9 mi
Garden Theater5.1 mi
Lewis Center for the Arts5.1 mi
Art Sparks5.3 mi
McCarter Theater Center5.5 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Montgomery
Public schools here are run by Montgomery Township School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolSkillman
Pre-K–2
755
Public
0.3 mi
Village Elementary SchoolSkillman
3–4
591
Public
1.0 mi
Montgomery Lower Middle SchoolSkillman
5–6
680
Public
0.2 mi
Montgomery Upper Middle SchoolSkillman
7–8
760
Public
0.2 mi
Montgomery High SchoolSkillman
9–12
1,611
Public
1.9 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
The Blawenburg Village SchoolSkillman
Pre-K–K
5
Calvinist
1.8 mi
Montgomery Montessori SchoolSkillman
K
57
Nonsectarian
1.4 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Princeton, Franklin Township (Somerset County), West Windsor, Lawrence, Plainsboro, South Brunswick and Hopewell Township (Mercer County).
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