LamingtonNJ
Home to 362 people, the town was settled in 1872.
Is Lamington a good place to live?
Lamington’s mean commuting time is 41 minutes, above both New Jersey’s towns (30 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a lower midpoint age than Lamington. Lamington’s density of trails is 2.4 miles per square mile, above both the New Jersey town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Lamington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
362 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Madison Square Garden and 446 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lamington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw40 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw38 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw40 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Lamington: who provides what
Lamington is unincorporated, so Somerset County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lamington.
More children than New Jersey overall
For adults 25 and older in Lamington, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 47%.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 0% and 97% women
The Census survey reached too few of Lamington’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±54.7 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Lamington | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 48.1% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 22.9% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 2.2% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.9% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.9% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.4% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 25.9% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Lamington’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Employers in Lamington shed 52 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 12. Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles. The top destinations are Bernards Township (11%), Morristown (7%) and Bedminster Township (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Lamington
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lamington is
Among adults in Lamington, 80% had a checkup this year. The town does better than the New Jersey average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3. 29% of adults in Lamington feel lonely; 14% binge drink.
| Lamington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| What stands out | Lamington | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Lamington, mostly inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Just over four fifths of Lamington’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Lamington
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Lamington
About 0 of every 100 Lamington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
100% of working residents leave Lamington for work
Where Lamington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lamington
Populated place in Somerset County, New Jersey, US
Lamington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Bedminster Township in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Lamington had a population of 135. It contains the Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery and the Lamington Black Cemetery.
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- Area
- 4.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 203 ft
Questions about Lamington
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lamington, NJ a good place to live?
Lamington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Lamington, NJ known for?
2 notable people were born here, including John Van Dyke and Joseph Caldwell.