Town guide

Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton is a city in Mercer County, New Jersey, home to about 90,338 people across 7.6 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 08608, 08609, 08611, 08618, 08629 and 08638, and parts of 08610 and 08628 are in Trenton too.

Homes sold for a median of $185 per square foot across 6 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 6 were seller’s markets.

Population90,33811,918 per sq mi

Median home value$160,700Census, as estimated by owners

Price per sq ft$185Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

Sold over asking35%Median of 6 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Trenton

8 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Trenton, NJ08608 Balanced $158/sq ft 4.8 months of supply · 0% sold over asking

All in Trenton

Trenton, NJ08609 Buyer’s market $205/sq ft +18.9% vs. last year 6.9 months of supply · 33% sold over asking Competition 24/100

Mostly Trenton; also Hamilton Township (Mercer County)

Trenton, NJ08611 Buyer’s market $181/sq ft +10.7% vs. last year 6.6 months of supply · 27% sold over asking Competition 53/100

Mostly Trenton; also Hamilton Township (Mercer County)

Trenton, NJ08618 Balanced $186/sq ft −2.9% vs. last year 5.9 months of supply · 36% sold over asking Competition 46/100

Mostly Trenton; also Ewing

Trenton, NJ08629 Balanced $183/sq ft −24.2% vs. last year 4.7 months of supply · 38% sold over asking Competition 71/100

Mostly Trenton; also Hamilton Township (Mercer County)

Trenton, NJ08638 Balanced $257/sq ft +8.0% vs. last year 4 months of supply · 48% sold over asking Competition 70/100

Mostly Trenton; also Ewing

Trenton, NJ08610 Seller’s market $282/sq ft −1.0% vs. last year 2.6 months of supply · 51% sold over asking Competition 81/100

Mostly Hamilton Township (Mercer County); part is in Trenton

Trenton, NJ08628 Seller’s market $223/sq ft −10.0% vs. last year 2.7 months of supply · 46% sold over asking Competition 71/100

Mostly Ewing; part is in Trenton

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

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Trenton at a glance

City · Mercer County, NJ

Population	90,33811,918 per square mile
Land area	7.6 square milesplus 0.6 of water
Median household income	$52,537average $77,515
Median home value	$160,700as estimated by owners
Median rent	$1,294/month
Homes lived in by owners	38%
Single-family houses	16% of homes
Median year built	1953
Average household	2.74 people
Median age	34.8
Average commute	27 minutes7% work from home
Adults with a degree	16%bachelor’s or higher

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the county subdivision; town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Trenton

Distances

Nearest major airport	Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)36 miles away
Closer regional airport	Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN)4 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	Philadelphia, PA25 miles away

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

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

Who represents Trenton

U.S. Representative · New Jersey’s 12th DistrictBonnie Watson Coleman (D)
U.S. Representative · New Jersey’s 3rd DistrictHerbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D)
U.S. SenatorAndy Kim (D)
U.S. SenatorCory A. Booker (D)
GovernorMikie Sherrill (D)
Mayor · as listed on WikidataReed Gusciora

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

Trenton had 90,871 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.

It’s the 10th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

Mercer County grew from 95,365 residents in 1900 to 387,340 in 2020.

Mercer 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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 47.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Trenton State College, NJ weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Mercer County

208,192 jobs at 9,683 businesses in Mercer County. The biggest industries by employees:

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

Health care

850 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Trenton’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

Capital Health Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · TrentonUnder a mile
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at HamiltonGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hamilton4.6 miles
Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Pennington7.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	121
Specialist doctors	151
Dentists	31
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	165
Mental health providers	343
Physical and occupational therapists	29
Optometrists	5
Chiropractors	5
Pharmacies	57

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 Trenton

Parks (61 nearby)

Cadwalader Park · 105 acres1.7 mi
Williamson Park · 39 acres1.4 mi
Stacy Park · 30 acres1.5 mi
Assunpink Park · 15 acres1.0 mi
Bromley Park · 14 acres1.7 mi
Graystones Woods · 10 acres1.5 mi

Grocery stores (15 nearby)

Herrera Supermarket0.2 mi
Super Food0.5 mi
El Tiburon Supermarket0.8 mi
Save-A-Lot0.9 mi

Pharmacies (15 nearby)

King Boulevard Pharmacy0.1 mi
Brunswick Pharmacy0.4 mi
Henry J. Austin Pharmacy0.5 mi
Raab Pharmacy0.6 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

Trenton Free Public Library0.6 mi
New Jersey State Library1.0 mi

Museums (6 nearby)

Meredith Havens Fire Museum0.5 mi
Old Barracks Museum0.9 mi
New Jersey State Museum1.0 mi
William Trent House1.3 mi
Ellarslie1.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues (5 nearby)

St. Mary's of the Assumption Church Auditorium Gymnasium0.6 mi
Mill Hill Playhouse0.9 mi
Amphitheater0.9 mi
Auditorium1.0 mi
Patriots Theater at the War Memorial1.0 mi

Counts are within about 2 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 1719.

Notable people born here

Dennis Rodman (1961) · American basketball player (born 1961)
Antonin Scalia (1936) · Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 to 2016
Richard Kind (1956) · American actor (born 1956)
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934) · United States Army general (1934–2012)
Hunter Schafer (1998) · American actress, model, and LGBTQ activist (born 1998)
Samuel Alito (1950) · Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2006
George Antheil (1900) · American avant-garde composer, pianist, author and inventor (1900–1959)
Athing Mu (2002) · South Sudanese-American middle-distance runner

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

Schools in Trenton

Public schools here are run by Hamilton Township Public School District, Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf, Ewing Township School District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (40)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Greenwood Elementary SchoolHamilton	Pre-K–5	270	Public	1.9 mi
Kuser Elementary SchoolHamilton	Pre-K–5	512	Public	2.0 mi
Marie H Katzenbach Elementary School for the DeafTrenton	Pre-K–5	22	Special Education	3.2 mi
Parkway Elementary SchoolEwing	Pre-K–5	418	Public	1.2 mi
William L Antheil Elementary SchoolEwing	Pre-K–5	746	Public	2.9 mi
Benjamin C Gregory Elementary SchoolTrenton	K–3	311	Public	0.9 mi
Cadwalader Elementary SchoolTrenton	K–3	200	Public	1.1 mi
Carroll Robbins Elementary SchoolTrenton	K–3	459	Public	1.2 mi
Darlene C. McKnight ElementaryTrenton	K–3	350	Public	0.9 mi
Dr. Crosby Copeland Jr ElementaryTrenton	K–3	353	Public	1.1 mi
Foundation Academy Charter SchoolTrenton	K–12	1,155	Charter	1.0 mi
Franklin Elementary SchoolTrenton	K–3	372	Public	2.0 mi
George Washington Elementary SchoolTrenton	K–3	321	Public	1.7 mi
Gershom Mott Elementary SchoolTrenton	K–3	375	Public	2.2 mi
International Charter SchoolTrenton	K–5	108	Charter	1.9 mi
Joseph Stokes Elementary SchoolTrenton	K–3	347	Public	1.3 mi
Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary SchoolTrenton	K–3	468	Public	0.4 mi
Patton J. Hill Elementary SchoolTrenton	K–3	555	Public	1.0 mi
Paul Robeson Charter School for the HumanitiesTrenton	K–8	545	Charter	0.7 mi
Paul S. Robeson Elementary SchoolTrenton	K–3	390	Public	1.4 mi
The Village Charter SchoolTrenton	K–8	361	Charter	2.5 mi
William Harrison Elementary SchoolTrenton	K–3	243	Public	1.9 mi
Mercer Regional SchoolTrenton	2–12	—	Alternative Education	2.4 mi
Battle Monument Intermediate SchoolTrenton	4–6	499	Public	0.5 mi
Clara Parker Intermediate SchoolTrenton	4–6	583	Public	1.5 mi
Grant Intermediate SchoolTrenton	4–6	610	Public	0.6 mi
Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate SchoolTrenton	4–6	668	Public	1.4 mi
Joyce Kilmer Intermediate SchoolTrenton	4–6	546	Public	1.8 mi
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate SchoolTrenton	4–6	329	Public	1.8 mi
Achievers Early College Prep Charter SchoolTrenton	6–11	543	Charter	1.5 mi

And 10 more.

Private schools (2)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Al Taleem AcademyTrenton	Pre-K–8	37	Islamic	0.2 mi
Villa Victoria Lower SchoolTrenton	6–12	95	Roman Catholic	4.6 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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