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OldwickNJ

A town of 462, settled in 1918.

Is Oldwick a good place to live?

32% of residents live below the poverty line in Oldwick, above both New Jersey’s towns (6.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a higher midpoint age than Oldwick. 37% of the land in Oldwick is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Cold Brook Preserve, 58 acres with 2.1 miles of trail. Oldwick has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

462 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
LamingtonTewksbury TownshipBedminster TownshipLamingtonTewksbury TownshipBedminster TownshipOldwick
Nearby attractions

Madison Square Garden and 323 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oldwick. Close and well known come first.

All 709 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · High Line: Wil Fyfordy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Intrepid: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5

Getting set up

Moving to Oldwick: who provides what

Oldwick is unincorporated, so Hunterdon County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerJCP&L18.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNj American Water - OldwickNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHunterdon CountyHunterdon County provides services here
SchoolsNorth Hunterdon-Voorhees Region School DistrictTewksbury Township School District2 districts serve Oldwick; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New Jersey you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereHunterdon County ClerkHunterdon County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2023
ZIP codes08889, 08858, 0883308889 74% · 08858 22% · 08833 4%Census 2020

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 Oldwick.

Who lives here

74% of residents are 65 or older

For adults 25 and older in Oldwick, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 50%.

72.1median age · NJ 40.1
OldwickNew JerseyUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma16%
High school23%
Some college3%
Associate’s8%
Bachelor’s33%
Graduate17%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 16% and 94% women

The Census survey reached too few of Oldwick’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±39.2 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Oldwick
OldwickNJU.S.
Under 100%11.6%11.6%
10 to 170%10.2%10.3%
18 to 240%8.4%9.1%
25 to 340%12.9%13.7%
35 to 440%13.3%13.2%
45 to 5411.7%12.9%12.2%
55 to 6414.5%13.5%12.7%
65 to 7432.5%10%10.2%
75 and older41.3%7.2%7%
No diploma16%9.3%10.4%
High school23.2%25.3%26%
Some college3%15%19.1%
Associate’s8%6.7%8.8%
Bachelor’s33.3%26.1%21.6%
Graduate16.5%17.6%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points

Outdoors

Oldwick has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation

2.2 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. For Oldwick, the trail network density is 1.2 miles per square mile.

36.6%conserved
36.6%
conserved · 421 of 1,149 acres
2.2 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Cold Brook Preserve2.1 mi58

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Oldwick: four seasons and pleasant summers

In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 21°, and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.

30″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–41°
Spring39–62°
Summer60–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+2.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

With 1.5 jobs for every working resident, Oldwick draws in 238 commuters

Oldwick’s mean commuting time stands at 35 minutes. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Also worth knowing: jobs in Oldwick grew by 155 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 241. Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles.

2%work in town
OldwickNew Jersey townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work35 minutes30 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town1.8%6.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Oldwick2%
Tewksbury Township7%
New York6%
Bridgewater Township6%
Peapack and Gladstone4%
17 mi
median commute distance
241
jobs based in Oldwick
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

Compared with most of New Jersey and the rest of the country, fewer of Oldwick’s adults sleep under 7 hours

Among adults in Oldwick, 9.1% have diabetes. This New Jersey town does better than the New Jersey average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2.

OldwickNew Jersey townsU.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)12%15%17%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)29%36%36%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)7.5%11%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)25%28%35%
32 measures vs. New Jersey
18 better12 too close to call2 worse
What stands outOldwickNJ
Fewer adults facing food insecurity5.6%14.3%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity5.2%12.3%
More adults who have had cancer11.8%7.5%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset
10.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: moderate risk in Oldwick, mostly inland flooding

Of the losses FEMA expects in Oldwick, 76% come from inland flooding and 8% from strong winds. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.

51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
51Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Oldwick

16pages on Oldwick
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Oldwick

Questions about Oldwick

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Oldwick, NJ a good place to live?

Oldwick has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.