West Amwell is a township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, home to about 3,027 people across 22 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 08530 and 08559.
Homes sold for a median of $368 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population3,027140 per sq mi
Median home value$596,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$368Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside West Amwell. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around West Amwell
Distances
Nearest major airport
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)39 miles away
Closer regional airport
Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN)9 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Philadelphia, PA28 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of West Amwell; 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
West Amwell had 3,005 residents in the 2020 census, up 26% since 2000.
It’s the 451st 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 (about a mile 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
68 doctors and other health care providers list an office in West Amwell’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Pennington7.6 miles
Hunterdon Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Flemington11.3 miles
Doylestown HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Doylestown12.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
17
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
6
Mental health providers
30
Physical and occupational therapists
9
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
4
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 West Amwell
Parks (6 nearby)
Pat Livezey Park · 16 acres2.2 mi
Hewitt Park · 9 acres1.9 mi
Canal Park · 9 acres1.7 mi
Ely Park · 7 acres0.9 mi
Mercer County Park3.0 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Giant2.9 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Lambertville Free Public Library1.1 mi
The Free Library of New Hope and Solebury1.7 mi
Museums (3 nearby)
Parry Mansion Museum1.5 mi
The Bucks County Children's Museum1.6 mi
Friends of the Delaware Canal1.6 mi
Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)
Music Mountain Theatre0.2 mi
Lambertville Hall1.1 mi
Bucks County Playhouse1.5 mi
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in West Amwell
Public schools here are run by South Hunterdon Regional School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
South Hunterdon Regional Elementary SchoolLambertville
Pre-K–4
265
Public
0.9 mi
West Amwell SchoolLambertville
5–6
141
Public
0.8 mi
South Hunterdon Regional High SchoolLambertville
7–12
377
Public
2.1 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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