Town guide

Montgomery, New Jersey

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
Sold over asking62%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Montgomery

3 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Montgomery

Distances

Nearest major airportNewark Liberty International Airport (EWR)32 miles away
Closer regional airportTrenton 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.

Who represents Montgomery

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.

Montgomery population by census2000: 17,481, 2010: 22,254, 2020: 23,69017,481200022,254201023,6902020

Somerset County, 1900–2020

Somerset County population, 1900 to 20201900: 32,948, 1910: 38,820, 1920: 47,991, 1930: 65,132, 1940: 74,390, 1950: 99,052, 1960: 143,913, 1970: 198,372, 1980: 203,129, 1990: 240,279, 2000: 297,490, 2010: 323,444, 2020: 345,36133K’00’1048K’20’3074K’40’50144K’60’70203K’80’90297K’00’10345K’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 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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near MontgomeryJan: high 38°F, low 22°F, 3.8 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 23°F, 3 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 30°F, 4.3 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 40°F, 4.1 in; May: high 71°F, low 50°F, 4.4 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 59°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 64°F, 5.5 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 62°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 55°F, 4.5 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 44°F, 4.4 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 35°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 28°F, 4.6 in38°22°Jan3.841°23°Feb3.050°30°Mar4.362°40°Apr4.171°50°May4.480°59°Jun4.785°64°Jul5.583°62°Aug4.377°55°Sep4.565°44°Oct4.454°35°Nov3.543°28°Dec4.6Rain and melted snow, inches

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:

Largest industries in Somerset CountyProfessional services: 29,130 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 23,715 jobs; Retail trade: 17,827 jobs; Wholesale trade: 17,547 jobs; Manufacturing: 15,084 jobs; Information: 12,399 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 11,792 jobs; Administrative and support: 11,146 jobsProfessional services 16% Health care and social assistance 13% Retail trade 10% Wholesale trade 9% Manufacturing 8% Information 7% Hotels and restaurants 6% Administrative and support 6%

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 doctors11
Specialist doctors25
Dentists16
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants29
Mental health providers94
Physical and occupational therapists20
Optometrists1
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies5

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: 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 1798.

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)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolSkillmanPre-K–2755Public0.3 mi
Village Elementary SchoolSkillman3–4591Public1.0 mi
Montgomery Lower Middle SchoolSkillman5–6680Public0.2 mi
Montgomery Upper Middle SchoolSkillman7–8760Public0.2 mi
Montgomery High SchoolSkillman9–121,611Public1.9 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
The Blawenburg Village SchoolSkillmanPre-K–K5Calvinist1.8 mi
Montgomery Montessori SchoolSkillmanK57Nonsectarian1.4 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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