Stockton is a borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, home to about 446 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 08559.
Homes sold for a median of $345 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population446811 per sq mi
Median home value$441,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$345Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Stockton. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Stockton
Distances
Nearest major airport
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)42 miles away
Closer regional airport
Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN)14 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Philadelphia, PA31 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Stockton; 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
Stockton had 495 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 558th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.
Hunterdon County grew from 34,507 residents in 1900 to 128,947 in 2020.
Hunterdon 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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 50.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lambertville, NJ weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Hunterdon County
45,700 jobs at 3,672 businesses in Hunterdon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Stockton.
Nearest hospitals
Hunterdon Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Flemington8.1 miles
Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Pennington11.2 miles
Doylestown HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Doylestown13.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
5
Physical and occupational therapists
1
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 Stockton
Libraries
South County Branch Library4.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Music Mountain Theatre4.4 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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